{"id":16621,"date":"2019-06-15T07:17:37","date_gmt":"2019-06-15T11:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pierrejoris.com\/blog\/?p=16621"},"modified":"2019-06-15T07:17:37","modified_gmt":"2019-06-15T11:17:37","slug":"against-erasure-art-and-sudans-sit-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pierrejoris.com\/blog\/against-erasure-art-and-sudans-sit-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Against Erasure: Art and Sudan\u2019s Sit-in"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-meta\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2019-06-15T06:17:20+02:00\">&amp; once again via &amp; thanks to the great work ArabLit is doing:<\/time><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-meta\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2019-06-15T06:17:20+02:00\">JUNE 15, 2019<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>More than 100 people were killed and hundreds injured in the government\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/20190614-sudan-military-admits-dispersing-protest-camp\">June 3 attack on a sit-in in Khartoum<\/a>, where protesters were gathered to demand justice, accountability, and choice in their future governance. The sit-in site had also been a site for art:<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>By Lemya Shammat<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Before it was brutally stormed at dawn on Monday, June 3, the sit-in site at the gates of the military headquarters in Khartoum was considered Sudan\u2019s largest creative hub. There, dozens of young peaceful protesters were killed: <a href=\"https:\/\/news.vice.com\/en_us\/article\/7xgdze\/sudans-revolution-is-being-burnt-to-the-ground-by-the-military\">burned alive<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2019\/jun\/05\/sudan-death-toll-rises-to-60-after-khartoum-pro-democracy-sit-in\">tied to rocks and drowned in the Nile<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2019\/jun\/11\/sudan-troops-protesters-attack-sit-in-rape-khartoum-doctors-report\">sexually assaulted and grievously wounded<\/a> by militias and paramilitaries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The raid has also targeted and unleashed massive destruction on the once-biggest open exhibition. A shocking amount of artillery fire and live ammunition were used. Bursts of gunfire punctured sound systems, speakers, musical instruments, posters, paintings, and various artworks. Walls once covered with portraits of fallen activists and protesters, as well as revolutionary graffiti have been destroyed and whitewashed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The revolutionaries\u2019 field of dreams, where they collectively set the blueprint and mini model of a civilian and democratic state, and a harmonious multi-cultural society, have been turned into wreckage and ruins. Mobile tents that were used as make shift first-aid stations, classes, small public libraries, and workshops\u2019 venues have been savagely wrecked and set on fire.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The sit-in site provided a space that connected various generations of civic activists, campaigners, bloggers, multi-disciplinary artists, designers, writers, musicians, sound artists, photographers and film makers. Enriching conversations and collaborations were conducted. New projects and promising initiatives were discussed over cups of tea. A group of artists were dedicatedly working on the ambitious project of making World\u2019s Largest Protest Banner, featuring portraits of fallen activists, together with signatures to set a new Guinness World Record. Many of those devoted and purposeful change-makers have been reduced to mere numbers in casualties and death toll reports.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-32024 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/2.jpg?w=399&amp;h=286\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/2.jpg?w=399&amp;h=286 399w, https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/2.jpg?w=150&amp;h=107 150w, https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/2.jpg?w=300&amp;h=215 300w, https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/2.jpg 695w\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"286\" data-attachment-id=\"32024\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/arablit.org\/2019\/06\/15\/combating-erasure-art-and-the-sudanese-sit-in\/2-34\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"695,498\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/2.jpg?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/2.jpg?w=695\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 399px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 399\/286;\" \/>Exhibitions of posters, portraits, collages, sculptures and woodwork quenched the audience\u2019s thirst for free visual art and provided fresh themes and interpretations using new materials and techniques to explore and express the range and diversity of Sudanism. Some of the artworks depicted the experience of the revolution with context and impressions of what was met, seen, and felt.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Various social, cultural, ethnic, religious, and political backgrounds were woven into the fabric of the Sudanese revolution. Active initiatives kept blooming in the fertile field of the site. Tents with long desks full of books at either side served as public libraries, where readers had access to banned books, including the books of Fathi-al-Daw and the novels of A. Baraka Sakin, which were once traded secretly in the country. Other tents have served as literacy classes, which aimed to secure a safe and friendly learning environment to educate, inform, enlighten, and engage different age groups.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The sit-in site also served as a huge center for amusement and enlightenment. It provided a platform for both professionals and amateurs, and has boosted many lesser-known and under-represented minority activists and artists. Numerous workshops, talks, exhibitions, experimental theatre performances, shows and concerts were regularly being housed and attended by thousands, including foreigners, diplomats, and NGO workers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>A few collected images:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-32025 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/3.jpg?w=723\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/3.jpg 695w, https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/3.jpg?w=150 150w, https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/3.jpg?w=300 300w\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"32025\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/arablit.org\/2019\/06\/15\/combating-erasure-art-and-the-sudanese-sit-in\/3-33\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"695,390\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/3.jpg?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/3.jpg?w=695\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32026 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/5.jpg?w=723\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/5.jpg 695w, https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/5.jpg?w=150 150w, https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/5.jpg?w=300 300w\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"32026\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/arablit.org\/2019\/06\/15\/combating-erasure-art-and-the-sudanese-sit-in\/5-16\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/5.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"695,390\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"5\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/5.jpg?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/5.jpg?w=695\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32027 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/7.jpg?w=723\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/7.jpg 695w, https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/7.jpg?w=150 150w, https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/7.jpg?w=300 300w\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"32027\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/arablit.org\/2019\/06\/15\/combating-erasure-art-and-the-sudanese-sit-in\/7-6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/7.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"695,390\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"7\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/7.jpg?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/7.jpg?w=695\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-32029 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/4.jpg?w=723\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/4.jpg 695w, https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/4.jpg?w=150 150w, https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/4.jpg?w=300 300w\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"32029\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/arablit.org\/2019\/06\/15\/combating-erasure-art-and-the-sudanese-sit-in\/4-20\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/4.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"695,390\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/4.jpg?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/4.jpg?w=695\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-32030 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/6.jpg?w=723\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/6.jpg 695w, https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/6.jpg?w=150 150w, https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/6.jpg?w=300 300w\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"32030\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/arablit.org\/2019\/06\/15\/combating-erasure-art-and-the-sudanese-sit-in\/6-16\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/6.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"695,390\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"6\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/6.jpg?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/6.jpg?w=695\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32028 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/8.jpg?w=723\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/8.jpg 720w, https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/8.jpg?w=120 120w, https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/8.jpg?w=240 240w\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"32028\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/arablit.org\/2019\/06\/15\/combating-erasure-art-and-the-sudanese-sit-in\/8-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/8.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"720,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"8\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/8.jpg?w=240\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/8.jpg?w=720\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-32034 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/9.jpg?w=723&amp;h=542\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/9.jpg?w=723&amp;h=542 723w, https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/9.jpg?w=150&amp;h=113 150w, https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/9.jpg?w=300&amp;h=225 300w, https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/9.jpg?w=768&amp;h=576 768w, https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/9.jpg 960w\" alt=\"\" width=\"723\" height=\"542\" data-attachment-id=\"32034\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/arablit.org\/2019\/06\/15\/combating-erasure-art-and-the-sudanese-sit-in\/9-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/9.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"960,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"9\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/9.jpg?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/9.jpg?w=723\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 723px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 723\/542;\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32039\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-shortcode=\"caption\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32039\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32039 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/9c_khartoumstar.jpg?w=709&amp;h=398\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/9c_khartoumstar.jpg 552w, https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/9c_khartoumstar.jpg?w=150&amp;h=84 150w, https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/9c_khartoumstar.jpg?w=300&amp;h=168 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"709\" height=\"398\" data-attachment-id=\"32039\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/arablit.org\/2019\/06\/15\/combating-erasure-art-and-the-sudanese-sit-in\/9c_khartoumstar\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/9c_khartoumstar.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"552,310\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"9c_khartoumstar\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/9c_khartoumstar.jpg?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/9c_khartoumstar.jpg?w=552\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 709px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 709\/398;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32039\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Khartoum Star<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32038\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-shortcode=\"caption\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32038\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32038 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/9b_khartoum_star.jpg?w=723&amp;h=407\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/9b_khartoum_star.jpg?w=723&amp;h=407 723w, https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/9b_khartoum_star.jpg?w=150&amp;h=84 150w, https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/9b_khartoum_star.jpg?w=300&amp;h=169 300w, https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/9b_khartoum_star.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"723\" height=\"407\" data-attachment-id=\"32038\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/arablit.org\/2019\/06\/15\/combating-erasure-art-and-the-sudanese-sit-in\/9b_khartoum_star\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/9b_khartoum_star.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"768,432\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"9b_khartoum_star\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/9b_khartoum_star.jpg?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/arablit.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/9b_khartoum_star.jpg?w=723\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 723px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 723\/407;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Khartoum Star<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Essayist, short-story writer, and critic <strong>Lemya Shammat<\/strong> has a\u00a0PhD in English Language and Linguistics from Khartoum University and is an\u00a0Assistant Professor at King Saud Bin Abdul Aziz University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. A member of the Sudanese Writers Union, Shammat has published a book on literary criticism and discourse analysis as well as a collection of short-short stories. She also translates between English and Arabic, and her work<\/em><i>\u00a0appears in\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1092271023\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860&amp;fbclid=IwAR2az6k5KXQcP2BHd7CehbOGddYAx9VxZeDpJimuSku6J7MBLyKanaiGSeo&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=arablit-20&amp;linkId=60aa64d175b6f4786b56a6cf5cfb8e84&amp;language=en_US\">ArabLit Quarterly<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&amp; once again via &amp; thanks to the great work ArabLit is doing: JUNE 15, 2019 More than 100 people were killed and hundreds injured in the government\u2019s June 3 attack on a sit-in&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16623,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,14,52,1903,105],"tags":[2050,2048,2049],"class_list":["post-16621","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-africa","category-art","category-human-rights","category-resistance","category-unnatural-disaster","tag-khartoum","tag-lemya-shammat","tag-sudan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pierrejoris.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16621","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pierrejoris.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pierrejoris.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pierrejoris.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pierrejoris.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16621"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/pierrejoris.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16621\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16625,"href":"https:\/\/pierrejoris.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16621\/revisions\/16625"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pierrejoris.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16623"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pierrejoris.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16621"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pierrejoris.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16621"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pierrejoris.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}