About Thuraya al-Tuhamy
Lived 1948 – 2020 (aged 71–72). Thuraya al-Tuhamy was a Sudanese women's rights activist.
Thuraya al-Tuhamy (; 1948–2020) was a Sudanese women's rights activist.
Biography al-Tuhamy was born in Khartoum, Hilla Jadida, in 1948.
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). She later became a member of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). She also said that she believes Islamic Sharia laws discriminate against women.
She died in 2020.
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Who was Thuraya al-Tuhamy?
Sudanese women's rights activist (1948-)
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Thuraya al-Tuhamy was born in 1948 in Khartoum.
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Thuraya al-Tuhamy died on 29 June 2020.
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Thuraya al-Tuhamy was a women's rights activist.
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Thuraya al-Tuhamy was Sudanese.
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