Madiah Abdalla[1] is a Sudanese journalist and the first female chief editor of the Sudanese newspaper El Meidan since 2011, the Sudanese Communist Party newspaper.[2] She is among the pioneer women in journalism following the steps of women's rights activists, such as Fatima Ahmed Ibrahim in the early forties, who issued the Women's Voice newspaper.
Madiah Abdalla | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Sudanese |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, editor |
Career
editAbdalla started her career as a journalist at the El Meidan newspaper in 1985. She then worked for different newspapers,[3] such as Alayam.[4] Abdalla also wrote a number of columns in El Meidan after the Comprehensive Peace Agreement CPA in Sudan.
Work
editAbdalla is a women's rights activist, calling for women's equality and strives to reduce the gender discrimination gap in Sudan. She has written articles about women's issues in different online portals, such as the popular forum Sudaneseonline.
Arrest and court case
editAs a result of her writing, Abdalla has been subject to detention and faced trial in April 2017.[5] In another case in 2014, where Abdalla faced accusations by the Sudan National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) of publishing false news,[6] she was found guilty.
References
edit- ^ "مديحة عبدالله الآن رئيس تحرير صحيفة (الميدان) تقول أمثال السودانية تحاكم المرأة محاكمة ظالمة". سودارس. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
- ^ "Sudanese communist party to re-issue Al-Midan newspaper". sudantribune.com. 2006-11-28. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
- ^ "Journalist Madiha Abdalla convicted of defamation by Press and Publications Court – African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies". Retrieved 2019-10-17.
- ^ "ذاكرةٌ مُبلّلة". www.alayyam.info. Archived from the original on 2019-07-13. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
- ^ "سودان تربيون". www.sudantribune.net. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
- ^ "ﺍﻟﻤﺤﻜﻤﺔ ﺗُﻐﺮِّﻡ صحيفة الميدان و (ﻣﺪﻳﺤﺔ ﻋﺒﺪ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ) (10) ﻣلايين ﺟنيه". صحيفة التغيير السودانية , اخبار السودان (in Arabic). 2017-05-08. Retrieved 2019-03-06.