Sudan, August 04: Dozens of Sudanese women are protesting outside a Khartoum court where a female journalist is going on trial for wearing trousers in public — a violation of the country’s strict Islamic laws.
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Public flogging holds no fear for woman who dared wear trousers
Some of the protesters are wearing trousers in solidarity with Lubna Hussein, who faces 40 lashes on the charge of “indecent dressing.”
Hussein was among 13 women arrested on 3 July in a raid by the public order police on a popular cafe.
Ten were flogged at a police station two days later, but Hussein and two others decided to go on trial.
Hussein told reporters she expects a swift sentence and that the court is unlikely to allow an appeal. She says she is “ready for what may come.”
Police have been deployed around the courthouse since early Tuesday. Media are kept at bay.
–Agencies