Alaa Salah, the ’Nubian queen’ who stood against Bashir

As Sudan continues to push for an end of President Omar Al Bashir’s 30 year rule, a woman seen leading the protests in the country’s capital Khartoum has become a symbol of the uprising. In most of the videos that have gone viral on social media, the 22-year-old woman identified as Alaa Salah is seen singing and conducting crowds. One of the ‘iconic’ photos taken by local photographer Lana Haroun in Khartoum on Monday shows her standing atop a car with a sea of protesters keenly l