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Saadia Al-Salahi – A Pioneer Costume Designer from Sudan: What Clothes Say about A Society
By: Amani Mohammed El Obeid
Born in 1941 in Omdurman, Sudan, Saadia Al-Salahi is a female artist whose career and pioneering work on Sudanese folklore and traditional costumes has inspired generations of artists. Her father, a respected sheikh and religious teacher,