Fatima Babiker Mahmoud

She graduated from the University of Khartoum and earned her doctorate at the University of Hull. Her doctoral thesis was the basis of her most-frequently cited work, The Sudanese Bourgeoisie:Vanguard of Development? in which she traced the historical development of the modern Sudanese bourgeoisie and concluded that it had no progressive role to play in the development of Sudan. == Career ==

The Pan-African Women's Liberation Organisation (PAWLO) was established at the time of the 7th Pan-African Conference in Kampala, Uganda in April 1994, and Mahmoud became its founding President. Addressing the first meeting of PAWLO, she said: "African women share a common history, a common conceptual framework in understanding our reality in order to change it, and common enemies and friends within and outside Africa. We have similar challenges to face and a better future to look forward to. There is now a serious need for a new Pan African Women's organisation, embracing African women on the continent and in the diaspora, to address these commonalities." ==Selected writing==

• المرأة الافريقية بين الارث والحداثة (African Women Between Heritage and Modernity) (2002) • African Women, Transformation and Development (1991) • Calamity in the Sudan: Civilian Versus Military Rule (1988) • The Sudanese Bourgeoisie: Vanguard of Development? (1984) ==References==