Sudanese police fired tear gas and beat women protesting outside a Sudanese court Tuesday during the trial of a female journalist accused of violating the Islamic dress code by wearing trousers in public.Lubna Ahmed al-Hussein was one of 13 women arrested for "indecent dressing." I suspect you did not know that 10 of those arrested women have already been flogged.Police moved in swiftly and dispersed about 50 protesters, mostly women, who were supporting Lubna Hussein, a former U.N. worker facing 40 lashes on the charge of "indecent dressing."
Some of the women demonstrators wore trousers in solidarity with Hussein while others wore more traditional dress.
"I am not afraid of flogging. ... It's not about flogging. It's not about my innocence. It's about changing the law. I'm ready to receive 40,000 lashes."Lubna Ahmed al-Hussein is a hero who should be recognized and supported.
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