The crowd were reportedly shouting 'revolution'
A powerful image of a young Sudanese woman standing on the roof of a car, leading chants during an anti-government protest, has become popular on social media.
The image shows a crowd of Sudanese protestors, predominantly made up of women, surrounding the towering female demonstrator, recording her with their phones.The woman in the photo, who is clad in a white robe and gold circular earrings, has been identified by some news outlets as 22-year-old Alaa Salah.
People on social media compared the image to the Statue of Liberty, with others claiming it will go down in the ‘history books’. Ms Haroun added: ‘We have a voice. We can say what we want. We need a better life and to stay in a better place.’
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