Veteran Sudanese Actress Asia Abdelmajid Killed in Khartoum Battle allafrica: Sudan RIPAsiaAbdelmajid SudanConflict
The actress rose to fame for her theatre performances, and is considered a pioneer of the stage and the country's first professional stage actress. When she retired she became a teacher. She was the widow of Sudan's acclaimed poet Mohamed Moftah Al Faitory.
Abdelmajid's family told the BBC that she was buried shortly after her death at the grounds of the kindergarten where she worked, as it was too dangerous to take her to the cemetery.
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