​Hala Al-Karib:

Born in Sudan, Hala Al-Karib is a renowned women’s rights activist, essayist, and the editorial head of the annual journal "Women in Islam".

“As regional director of the Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA), prominent activist and writer Hala Alkarib leads programmes that spotlight gender-based violence in the wider region. Since war broke out in Sudan in April 2023, SIHA has been tracking conflict-related sexual violence, providing support to women and girls”. (BBC 100 Women 2024 https://tinyurl.com/2et4wcr8)

1. SIHA – Strategic Initiatives in the Horn of Africa: https://sihanet.org/

2. “Hala Al Karib: The Voice of Marginalised Women in Sudan.” Ola Diab, The Sudanist, July 8, 2020: https://thesudanist.com/hala-al-karib-the-voice-of-marginalised-women-in-sudan/

3. Women in Islam, SIHA Journal: https://www.womeninislamjournal.com/english/

4. “Peace and Security: Statement by Ms. Hala Al Karib at the UN Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security.” Working Group on Women: https://www.womenpeacesecurity.org/resource/statement-hala-alkarib-security-council-open-debate-women-peace-security/

5. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hala_al-Karib

 

Malkat al-Dar Muhammad Abdullah   

1920 – 1969, (also spelled Malikah ad-Dar), was a Sudanese author, educator and advocate for women's rights. She is best known for her groundbreaking 1950s novel, الفرغ العريض / , "Al-Faragh al-'arid" (The Wide Void), considered the first Sudanese novel witten in the social realist style. An inspiring figure, Al-dar Muhammad is highly regarded as a trailblazer of feminist literature.

1. “Malikah ad-Dar – Trailblazer,” Women’s Literacy in Sudan, Mar. 25, 2021: https://womensliteracysudan.blog/2021/03/25/malikah-al-dar/

2. "On gender stereotypes in Sudanese fiction." Lemya Shammat, ArabLit & ArabLit Quarterly, October 12, 2019: https://arablit.org/2019/10/12/on-gender-stereotypes-in-sudanese-fiction/

3. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malkat_al-Dar_Muhammad

4. Marjorie Hall and Bakhita Amin Ismail. Sisters under the Sun, The Story of Sudanese Women, Longman, 1981.

 

Current Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan:

1. “As violence against women rises in Sudan, frontline groups need urgent support.” Hala Al-Karib, The New Humanitarian, July 2, 2025:

https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2025/07/02/violence-against-women-rises-sudan-frontline-groups-need-urgent-support

1. “World failing Sudan as war enters a fourth year, UN relief chief warns,” UN News, April 14, 2026: https://tinyurl.com/37wvvvfy

2. “Sudan, ‘the most devastating humanitarian and displacement crisis in the world’.” UN News, Feb. 14, 2025: https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/02/1160161#:~:text=The%20UN%20refugee%20agency%2C%20UNHCR%2C%20has%20described,as%20the%20fastest%20growing%20displacement%20crisis%20globally.''

3. Sudanese Canadian Communities Association: https://sccassociation.ca/

4. Sudanese Canadian Society of BC: https://sudanbc.site123.me/