Lubna al-Hussein
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Lubna Ahmed al-Hussein is a prominent Sudanese female journalist[1] who also worked for the media department of the UN mission in Sudan.[2] Known for her public criticism of the regime’s oppression of women in Sudan, Lubna al-Hussein came to the focus of the news media when she was arrested on July 3, 2009 with 13 other women for wearing a blouse and trousers.[3] Such action is considered a threat to the Sudanese society values and virtues by the 1991 Sudanese law. She was sentenced to 40 lashings[4] but was refused a plea bargain that would have limited her punishment to 10 lashes. She also resigned from her job as a journalist working for the UN mission, which grants immunity of its employers, knowing that if she lost her case, the penalty could be 40 lashes.[2]
References
- ^ "SUDAN: Female journalist faces 40 lashes for choice of clothes". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
- ^ a b "In praise of… Lubna Hussein". guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
- ^ "Journalist Goes to Trial in Sudan Flogging Case". Feminist Majority Foundation. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
- ^ "JOURNALIST LUBNA AHMED AL-HUSSEIN FACES 40 LASHINGS FOR WEARING TROUSERS". Euro Weekly News Media Group. Retrieved 2009-07-30.