List of Moroccan women writers
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This is a list of women writers who were born in Morocco or whose writings are closely associated with that country.
A[]
- Leila Abouzeid (born 1950), Arabic-language novelist
- Mririda n’Ait Attik (1900–1940s), poet in Tashelhit, translated into French
B[]
- Latifa Baka (born 1964), novelist, short story writer
- Muriel Barbery (born 1969), Moroccan-born French novelist, educator
- Hafsa Bekri (born 1948), poet, short story writer, feminist writer
- Siham Benchekroun, since 1999, novelist, poet, short story writer
- Rajae Benchemsi (born 1957), poet, essayist, novelist
- Esther Bendahan (born 1964), Moroccan-born Spanish non-fiction writer, novelist
- Khnata Bennouna (born 1940), novelist, short story writer
C[]
- Nadia Chafik (born 1962), novelist, non-fiction writer, educator
- Aïcha Chenna (born 1941), non-fiction writer
D[]
- Zakya Daoud (born 1937 as Jacqueline Loghlam), French-born Moroccan journalist, magazine editor, non-fiction writer
- Farida Diouri (1953–2004), novelist
- Yvette Duval (1931–2006), Moroccan-born French historian specializing in ancient North Africa
F[]
- Malika al-Fassi (1919–2007), journalist, playwright, novelist
G[]
- Soumya Naâmane Guessous, since 1990, best selling non-fiction writer, sociologist, educator
K[]
- Maguy Kakon (born 1953), non-fiction writer, women's rights activist
- Rita El Khayat (born 1944), psychiatrist, publisher, women's rights activist, non-fiction writer
- Khnata bent Bakkar (died 1754), princess consort, biographer, letter writer
L[]
- Leila Lahlou, author of the novel Do Not Forget God (1987)
- Laila Lalami (born 1968), Moroccan-American novelist, essayist
- Wafaa Lamrani (born 1960), poet
M[]
- Saida Menebhi (1952–1977), poet, Marxist activist
- Fatema Mernissi (born 1940), feminist writer, sociologist
N[]
- Mririda n’Ait Attik (c. 1900–c. 1930s), Tashelhit language poet
O[]
- Malika Oufkir (born 1953), memoirist, author of Stolen Lives: Twenty Years in a Desert Jail
- Touria Oulehri (1926–2011), novelist, critic
R[]
- Fouzia Rhissassi (born 1947), educators, women's rights activist, non-fiction writer
- Najima Rhozali (born 1960), non-fiction writer, politician
S[]
- Thouria Saqqat (1935–1992), children's writer
- Hourya Benis Sinaceur (born 1940), philosopher, non-fiction writer
T[]
- Bahaa Trabelsi (born 1966), novelist, journalist, magazine editor
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Categories:
- Moroccan women writers
- Lists of women writers by nationality
- Lists of Moroccan women
- Lists of Moroccan people by occupation