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Wassyla tamzali une ducation alg rienne
Wassyla Tamzali (born 1941) is an Algerian writer, lawyer and feminist.
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- Wassyla tamzali une ducation alg rienne
- Wassyla tamzali vous aurez le dernier mot
- Biography
- Selected works
- References
Wassyla tamzali vous aurez le dernier mot
Biography
The daughter of an Algerian father of Turkish origin and a Spanish mother, she was born in Béjaïa. She was raised by her Spanish mother after the murder of her father. From 1966 to 1977, she was a lawyer in the Algerian court system. In 1979, she joined UNESCO, responsible for the program dealing with violations of women's rights. In 1989, she became part of the leadership of the Socialist Forces Front. She was a founding member of the Collectif Maghreb Égalité in 1992. In 1996, she became director of the program for promoting the status of women in the Mediterranean area. In 2001, she became vice-president of the Forum international des Femmes de la Méditerranée. In 2006, she became executive director for the Collectif Maghreb Égalité.
Selected works
