. >> trainer mohamed el mounir promotes gender equality. in 2018 he opened the doors of his martial arts center to women. a bold move in a traditionally-minded muslim and male-dominated society. until recently, he and his female students could have been lashed for this. mohamed el mounir: in the begining, when i first started it was kind of illegal, actually, for a a male trainero teach females in general here in sudan. so we kind of had to be at the beginning a little bit undercoverer. you know, keep our doors closed. dr. lekutat: -- >> change has come to sudan. women have left behind their traditional roles at home they go out, they work, they serve in the government. women were the driving force behind the protest movement, and to this day they sing protest songs. ♪ a group of women from many walks of life including doctors, engineers, musicians and psychologists have joined forces to make sure progress will not be undone. they call themselves the "guardians of the revolution," and continue to fight the establishment. months of mass prot