Nassira Belloula

Nassira Belloula (نصيرة بلولة) (born 13 February 1961 in Batna) is an Algerian feminist journalist and writer in French. She is the author of several books, novels, poems, essays, stories and news.

Biography Belloula joined the l’Ecole Nationale des Cadres de la Jeunesse in the 1980s. by passing the entrance exam. Belloula began practice as a freelance journalist in 1992. Beginning in 1994, she worked for Algerian newspapers and online news venues including Le Soir d’Algérie, Le Matin, La Nouvelle République, and Liberté. She is a founding member of the Algerian literary magazine, L’Ivrescq.

In 2010, Belloula moved to Montreal, Canada.

Activism and Writing Belloula's work deals most significantly with women's issues, including cultural and religious restrictions, education, social relations, traditions, confinement, and violence. She was a founding member of the executive board of the Algerian Human Rights Foundation of the Child and Adolescent (1993-1998). Her 2000 text, Algérie, le massacre des innocents, concerns itself with the massacre of Algerian civilians. She served two terms as a member of the Algerian Commission on Human Rights, an affiliate of the United Nations.

Works

Poetry 1988: Les Portes du Soleil 2010: The Gates Of The Sun, translation of Les Portes du Soleil

Fiction 1998 : Le Revanche de May 2003 : Rebelle en toute demeure 2008 : Djemina 2008 : Visa pour la haine 2014 : Terre des femmes

Non-Fiction 2000 : Algérie, le massacre des innocents 2005 : Conversations à Alger, quinze auteurs se dévoilent 2006 : Les Belles Algériennes, confidences d'écrivaines 2009 : Soixante ans d'écriture féminine en Algérie

Anthologies 2008 : Arbres Bleus, fantasmes naufragés 2009 : Tamazgha francophone au Féminin