Sudanese singer Shaden Mohamed Hussein was killed when a shell hit her home in Omdurman. News of her death shocked the artistic and cultural circles in Sudan.

A number of celebrities took the initiative to mourn her with moving words on social networking sites. Since the start of the clashes, which erupted in mid-April, the "governance" has adopted a narrative in support of civilians and the December revolution, according to posts that received interaction and thousands of influential comments after her death.