Salma Khalil Alio

Salma Khalil Alio (born 22 January 1982) is a Chadian poet and writer, photographer, caricaturist and graphic artist.

Biography Alio was born on 22 January 1982 in N'Djamena. At the age of two she was forced to flee from Chad as her father, the former leader of the National Liberation Front Chad Khalil Alio, was persecuted by the government of Hissène Habré. During her secondary education, Alio developed her interest in graphic art and studied with Gérard Leclaire.

Career Alio is the founder of the Positive – an association which seeks to support Chadian women artists in any medium. The goal is to promote handicrafts and art as a way for women to earn income and independence. which include:

Creative writing

Poetry The first volume of poems Passion de la pensée was published in Paris in 2004 by The Manuscript. In 2014, her stories were included in the book Couleurs de l'Existence, a collection of stories by six Chadian writers. In this publication, Salma wrote the short story Périple sur la reine du Guéra (Journey of Queen Guera), which is the story of two poachers on a mountain in the Guera region, guarded by the spirit of Margaï.

Photography Alio started the project 'Portraits of Chadian Women' to encourage a sense of pride in the accomplishments of women in the country. The exhibition ha been displayed in a variety of locations around the country and abroad, including Paris as part of the Chadian National Development Plan (PND). Alio represented Chad in Photography. In 2016, she was the artistic director of a project implemented jointly with the French Institute in N'Djamena, in which children from Baga-Sol, Abeche, Moundou and N'Djamena received cameras to take pictures that show the role of girls in society.