About Wassyla Tamzali
Born 1941. Wassyla Tamzali is an Algerian lawyer, writer, women's rights activist, jurist and feminist, known for UNESCO.
Wassyla Tamzali (born 1941) is an Algerian writer, lawyer, and feminist. and a Spanish mother, she was born in Béjaïa.
Tamzali self-identifies as a "woman, bourgeois, Francophone, feminist and freethinker, if not atheist."
In 2018 Tamazali won the Mediterranean Award for Culture.
Selected works Source: En attendant Omar Gatlato (1979) Abzim, with Claude Ber (1984) Une éducation algérienne. De la révolution à la revanche des tribu (2007) Une femme en colère (2009) Burqa? (2010)
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Who is Wassyla Tamzali?
Algerian writer
When was Wassyla Tamzali born?
Wassyla Tamzali was born on 10 July 1941 in Béjaïa.
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Wassyla Tamzali is a lawyer, writer, women's rights activist, jurist and feminist.
What is Wassyla Tamzali known for?
Wassyla Tamzali is known for UNESCO.
What nationality is Wassyla Tamzali?
Wassyla Tamzali is Algerian.
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