Refusing to cover her hair in public
Dear Ela, We have just hours to act. Tonight, Australian time, Sudanese women’s rights activist Amira Osman Hamed will go on trial. The charge? ‘Indecent clothing’. Amira was arrested by a policeman after refusing to cover her hair in public. If found guilty, Amira risks a vicious beating — up to 40 lashes. Not only […]