Sudan will permit non-Muslims to consume alcohol and strengthen women’s rights, including banning female genital mutilation, Reuters shares the news. Justice Minister said in a reversal of almost four decades of hardline Islamist policies.
Non-Muslims will no longer be criminalized for drinking alcohol in private, while for Muslims, the ban will remain. About 3% of Sudan’s population is non-Muslim.
Women will no longer need a permit from male members of their families to travel with their children.
Alcoholic drinks have been banned since 1983. The law was even stricter in Al-Bashir’s presidency period.
The transition government under the leadership of Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has vowed to lead Sudan to democracy. Hamdok is an economist and the UN former official.