Alaa Satir | |
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Born | Khartoum, Sudan |
Nationality | Sudanese |
Alma mater | University of Khartoum |
Known for | Social and political cartoons |
Website | https://www.instagram.com/alaasatir/ |
Alaa Satir (Arabic: آلاء ساتر; born 1990) is a Sudanese visual artist, known for her illustrations, murals and cartoons presenting images relating to women's rights, the Sudanese revolution of 2018/19 and other social and political issues in contemporary Sudan. Since her first exhibition in Khartoum in 2017, and especially through her street art highlighting the importance of women in Sudanese society, she has gained international reputation as an artist and activist for freedom of expression, social justice and women's rights.