here's an update on lubna ahmed al-hussein and our sisters in

sudan. it's not good nor is it pretty. we (here) take certain things for granted. can you imagine being dictated to - what you can wear and what you can't wear? i sure can't (discounting things like dress codes at work). she wasn't the first, she'll not be the last. but we should all honor her. our sister lubna ahmed al-hussein (and her sisters in sudan) are some brave women


the following is an associated press article they're being bio-tches about someone (even with credit posted) using their 'words'. so you'll have to click if you want the story (you should be clinking on my links anyway. i only publish a few words and expect you to read the rest at the link)

Police beat women opposing Sudan dress code trial

here's ANOTHER hero

standing up for her beliefs. making a mark. thinking of others. being selfless. forging a path. making it easier for those who will come later


Sudan trouser woman 'ready for 40,000 lashes'
AFP

A Sudanese journalist facing 40 lashes for wearing "indecent" trousers vowed on the eve of her judgment that she is ready to be whipped 40,000 times in her bid to change the country's harsh laws.

Lubna Ahmed al-Hussein, who works for the media department of the United Nations Mission in Sudan, is to be judged on Tuesday after waiving the immunity granted to UN workers.

She is to be judged under Article 152 of Sudanese law, which promises 40 lashes for anyone "who commits an indecent act which violates public morality or wears indecent clothing."

Hussein, who is in her 30s and whose husband died of kidney failure, told AFP in a telephone interview: "I'm ready for anything to happen. I'm absolutely not afraid of the verdict.".........

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