Female Muslim students from five schools in The Gambia are suing their schools for $300,000 after accusing them of “forcefully” removing their veils. Some of the schools in the lawsuit are Christian but most of their students are Muslims.
Image caption: Plumes of smoke can be seen over Khartoum on Wednesday
The battles in Bahri echo those that took place in central Khartoum in the first days of the conflict, which erupted more than three weeks ago. Since the start of the conflict, RSF fighters have been in control of much of Khartoum with the army attacking them from the air. From Omdurman, where I live in the west of Khartoum, I can see black smoke across the city and can hear the sounds of heavy shelling and artillery.
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