Grapes of Wrath
For many poor women in Sudan, wine making is the only way to make a living. In fact, it is a traditional practice in the south of Sudan. Unfortunately for many women, making wine is illegal under the Islamic Sharia-based law of northern part that nation. More than 90 percent of the women imprisoned in the Omdurman prison in Khartoum since 1992 have been sentenced for making wine.
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