Amal Habani's sister asks her to apologize to the family and the Sudanese women

Sudanese anger towards the "Post" calls on women to "help a friend"

Amal Habani: "Free, independent thinking is my life, with my respect and love for all those around me."

Sudanese journalist and activist Amal Habani has sparked an unprecedented wave of anger in Sudan after she called on women to “help a friend” if her husband married another, and a wide current criticized her as deviating from religious and societal values. She also participated in the criticism of fellow feminist activists, and members of Her family, and limited voices demanded to listen to her interpretation of her words, while Habani responded by saying that "she does not mean in her words about seeking a friend the meaning of marital infidelity."

Journalist Amal Habani, a member of the “No to Women’s Oppression” group, who lives in Canada, said in a post on her Facebook page: “The poor, oppressed women who are humiliated by the fire of polygamy, have no ability to divorce for fear of (splitting) children and increasing oppression by divorce. Can you help me with a friend?

The post lit up the Sudanese “Facebook” pages as soon as it appeared, where thousands commented denouncing, while some defended Habbani by saying that “it is possible that her page has been kidnapped,” but Habbani reconfirmed her adherence to the post.

A follower named Ahmed Abbas commented, "Post offends women more than it defends them. It portrays women as being instinctively motivated, and there are no values, religion, or humanity that govern them."

Baraa Othman said: "A woman has the right to preserve any right she wants by putting all her conditions in the marriage contract. I mean, the women's rights group, instead of inciting revenge in this way, is working on an awareness campaign for women about their rights."

Rasha Awad, editor-in-chief of Al-Tagheer newspaper, known for its liberal tendencies and women’s advocate, described Post Habani as “unsuccessful,” noting that “family and community issues related to religion need a deep discussion, away from the emotion and chanting that antagonizes the religious community, and makes it lining up against the change.” But Habbani responded sharply to Awad on Facebook, describing her words as “professional,” commenting that “the only thing left to do is to raise a whip in her face for control and connection.”

For her part, Afaf Habani, Amal Habani's sister, attacked the aforementioned post, joining the campaign against her sister.

Afaf Habani said: "We strongly condemn this post, which includes a great insult to the Islamic religion, and a great offense to honorable women of religion, and we ask Sister Amal to apologize to us first, and to the oppressed and not oppressed women of the country."

On the other hand, Amal Habani appeared on the BBC screen, defending herself, and responding to her sister and her critics.

Amal Habani told the "Trending" program: "I did not mean for the wife to go to a friend to betray her husband, but I meant to reveal the enormity of the idea of ​​polygamy for the abandoned wife, and that the man goes to look for a physical, emotional and psychological need and forgets the woman."

And she continued, "As for my sister's position, free and independent thinking is my life, with my respect and love for all my sisters, my family and my elder family around me."

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