 Sudan who was having cold feet ten days before her wedding. The woman had a nagging feeling her husband-to-be was cheating on her, and she was desperate to find out the truth before she went through with the marriage. She decided to reach out to her friend Rania Omer, who had won a lottery visa to become a U.S. citizen five years earlier. Now Omer was 24 and studying at a college in Nebraska, but she still fancied herself an anti-matchmaker among her close-knit community back home in Khartoum. The friend wanted Omer’s help. Would she mind posting a photo of the potential husband to Facebook to see if other women could dig up information on him?

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A few hours later, Omer had her answer: one commenter posted to say she was his wife. “His wife showed up and said please delete this picture and I was like, ‘Oh my!” said Omer in a phone interview with ELLE.com.

As more women began coming to Omer for information on men they knew, she decided to start a Facebook group called Minbar-Shat as a community of female “cheater detectives” who would work to police men’s behavior. Within a week, Omer said, the group’s membership grew to more than 10,000. That’s when she realized there was something more to Minbar-Shat than catching cheaters.

When Omer came to the U.S. from Sudan in 2010, her home country had been ruled by dictator Omar Al-Bashir for 21 years, more than the average age of the population. Most Sudanese citizens spent their lifetime under his rule, and many spent their youth protesting it. In July 2010, Bashir became the first head of state to receive an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court, due to his involvement in wiping out non-Arab groups in Darfur. It was a momentous occasion that ultimately petered out without a prosecution, leaving newspapers constantly referring to him as the president “wanted for war crimes.” 2010 was also the year that Sudan’s National Security Act was repealed and replaced with a new one that granted the National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) more power to arrest, detain, and torture protestors based
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 A few hours later, Omer had her answer: one commenter post to say she was his wife. “ His wife showed up and said please delete this picture and I was like, ‘ Oh my! ” said Omer in a phone interview with ELLE.com. 

 As more women began issue forth to Omer for information on men they knew, she decide to start a Facebook group called Minbar - Shat as a community of female “ deceiver detectives ” who would shape to police men ’s behavior. Within a workweek, Omer said, the group ’s membership grew to more than 10,000. That ’s when she realized there was something more to Minbar - Shat than catching cheaters. 

 When Omer came to the U.S. from Sudan in 2010, her home country had been ruled by dictator Omar Al - Bashir for 21 years, more than the modal age of the population. Most Sudanese citizen spend their lifetime under his rule, and many spent their youth protest it. In July 2010, Bashir became the first head of department of state to receive an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court, due to his involvement in wipe out non - Arab groups in Darfur. It was a momentous occasion that ultimately petered out without a prosecution, leaving newspapers constantly mention to him as the president “ wanted for war crime. ” 2010 was also the class that Sudan ’s National Security Act was repealed and replaced with a newfangled one that granted the National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) more might to arrest, detain, and anguish protestors based
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 Sudan_who was_having cold feet ten_days before_her_wedding. The_woman_had a nagging_feeling her husband-to-be_was cheating on her,_and she was_desperate_to find out the truth before she went through with the marriage. She decided_to_reach out_to_her_friend Rania Omer, who had_won a lottery visa to_become a_U.S. citizen five years earlier. Now Omer was_24_and studying at_a college in Nebraska, but she still fancied herself_an anti-matchmaker among her close-knit community_back home in_Khartoum._The_friend wanted Omer’s help._Would she mind posting a photo_of the potential husband to Facebook_to see if other women could dig_up information on him?

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A few_hours later, Omer had her answer:_one_commenter posted to_say_she_was his_wife. “His wife_showed_up and_said_please delete this picture and I_was_like, ‘Oh my!” said Omer in a_phone interview with ELLE.com.

As_more_women began coming to_Omer for information on men_they knew, she decided to start_a Facebook_group called_Minbar-Shat as a community of female “cheater detectives” who would work_to police men’s behavior. Within a_week, Omer said, the_group’s membership_grew_to more than_10,000._That’s when_she realized there was something more to_Minbar-Shat than_catching cheaters.

When Omer came to the_U.S. from Sudan in_2010,_her home country had been ruled_by dictator Omar Al-Bashir for 21_years, more than the average_age_of_the population. Most Sudanese citizens_spent their lifetime under his rule,_and many spent_their youth protesting it. In July 2010,_Bashir_became the first head of state_to_receive an arrest warrant from the_International_Criminal_Court, due to his involvement_in wiping out non-Arab groups in_Darfur. It was a momentous occasion that ultimately petered_out without a_prosecution, leaving newspapers constantly referring_to_him_as the president “wanted for war crimes.” 2010 was also_the year_that Sudan’s National_Security Act was repealed and replaced with a new one_that granted the National Intelligence and Security_Service (NISS) more power to arrest, detain, and torture protestors based