Thuraya al-Tuhamy
Thuraya al-Tuhamy | |
|---|---|
ثريا التهامي | |
| Born | 1948 Khartoum, Hilla Jadida, Sudan |
| Died | 2020 |
| Occupation | women's rights activist |
| Political party | Sudanese Communist Party National Democratic Alliance (Sudan) |
Thuraya al-Tuhamy (Arabic: ثريا التهامي) (1948–2020) was a Sudanese women's rights activist.
Biography
[edit]al-Tuhamy was born in Khartoum, Hilla Jadida, in 1948.[1]
She worked for the Sudanese Women Union and the Sudanese Communist Party, before being employed at the feminist magazine Sawt al-Mara’ (Woman's Voice).[1][2] She later became a member of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).[1]
In 2005, al-Tuhamy called for Sudanese women to form their own political party during an interview with the Sudan Radio Service (SRS) in Nairobi, Kenya.[3] She also said that she believes Islamic Sharia laws discriminate against women.[3]
She died in 2020.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "The Archives of the Women's Movement in Sudan, 1940-2010 | Modern Endangered Archives Program". meap.library.ucla.edu. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- ^ Abubakr, Bakri (8 March 2017). "مع أعز الناس في عيدها العالمي.. نساءعظيمات:نحتنا الصخر وقهرنا المستحيل". Sudaneseonline.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 21 July 2025.
- ^ a b "Activist appeals Sudanese women to form political party". Sudan Tribune. 4 October 2005. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
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