The current crisis in Sudan has evoked heartfelt support from a number of local celebrities. Many have taken to social media to show their support for the Sudanese people as they undergo one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world at this very moment.
Earlier this month, Sudan’s security forces opened fire on unarmed protesters at a sit-in outside military headquarters in Khartoum. What followed has been heavily blocked from the media eye, however an influencer based in Sudan took it upon herself to spread awareness about the massacre.
In the wake of her cry for help, millions of people have shown their support online despite a media blackout in the region. Rightfully so, our celebrities have decided to make good use of their platforms, posting with an aim to shed light on how people can help Sudan.
The first celebrity to use her platform for the greater good was Mahira Khan, who turned to twitter to bring the issue to light and to start discourse among local twitterati.
Why is barely any international news channel giving this proper coverage? It’s heartbreaking to read about what’s happening in #Sudan and so is the indifference towards it. https://t.co/YxSRISaIIf
— Mahira Khan (@TheMahiraKhan) June 13, 2019
Just last night, the young Hania Amir posted a picture on her Instagram that depicted a Sudanese woman looking forlorn, with a long caption briefing people about the issue and linking them to relevant bodies that may take the issue head on and work on ground. She has even changed her icon to the same picture, showing her staunch support.
Feroze Khan and Ayesha Omar also posted on their Instagram handles, with Ayesha reposting The Sudan Meal Project’s post iterating that for every share, a meal would be donated to a Sudanese child. The authenticity of the post may be questionable, but the intent was surely good.
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Mawra Hocane also shared just how heartbroken she was to learn about the massacre in Sudan, calling out the “ugly and inhumane show of power” in the region.
My heart is in pieces.
Humanity seems to be an emotion of ancient times.
What is this world we live in?
Inhumane & ugly display of power.
I stand in solidarity with #Sudan like we must for such massacres across the globe.
Unfortunately I don’t have to go very far to begin with. pic.twitter.com/CLRZTl4GQ5— MAWRA HOCANE (Hussain) (@MawraHocane) June 13, 2019
Iqra Aziz has also followed suit and made an Instagram post highlighting the issue, urging more people to show their support.
A number of local social media influencers also made a point to change their icons to a specific shade of blue in support of Sudan, and made detailed posts about how people can help or create awareness about the crisis.
We hope that more people continue to show their support and that this discourse leads to more people taking the issue seriously enough to approach relevant organizations and bodies that can extend help to the people in Sudan.
