Salima Ziani

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Salima Ziani
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Ziani in 2017
Born
Salima Ziani

1994 (age 27–28)
Afzar, Al-Hoceima, Morocco
DisappearedAl-Hoceima, Morocco
NationalityMoroccan
Other namesSilya Ziani
Alma materMohammed First University
Occupation
  • Activist
  • Singer
  • Actress
Known forHirak Rif Movement
RelativesMassinissa Akandouch (cousin)
Musical career
Genres
  • Riffian Indigenous Music
  • Pop Music
  • Amazigh Music
  • Alternative Music
Instruments
Associated acts
Leader of the Hirak Rif Movement
Assumed office
28 October 2016
Co-leader with Nasser Zefzafi
Preceded byOffice established

Salima Ziani (Tifinagh: ⵙⴰⵍⵉⵎⴰ, Arabic: سليمة الزياني; born in 1994) also known as Silya is a Moroccan Berber singer-songwriter, human rights activist, feminist, ex-political prisoner, actress and current co-leader of the Hirak Rif Movement.[1][2][3] She was born and grew up in the neighborhood of Al Hoceima.[4] She later moved to Imzouren, in the Rif Region, where she's originally from.[5] She is the youngest of six siblings: four sisters and two brothers.[4]

Studies[]

She enrolled at Mohammed First University in Oujda, majoring in Amazigh studies.[5]

Music[]

Ziani specializes in , a traditional form of poetry performed by women, popular throughout the Rif.[6]

Political activism[]

Ziani is quoted in an article by Ali Jaouate in al-Aoual saying: "I try, despite the difficulties in this patriarchal society, to constantly establish myself as well as my presence in the Hirak, so that the Rifi woman is present."[1]

At 23 years old, Ziani was arrested after the 20 February 2017 Al Hoceima protests, part of the Hirak Rif.[1] She was later given a royal pardon by King Mohammed VI on July 23, 2017—the 18th anniversary of his ascension to the throne.[7] She was released on July 29, 2017.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "من تكون سيليا التي اعتقلها الأمن بعد تظاهرة الحسيمة – فبراير.كوم | موقع مغربي إخباري شامل يتجدد على مدار الساعة". July 2, 2017. Archived from the original on July 2, 2017. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  2. ^ Alami, Aida. "Morocco's Rif activists 'fighting for our nation'". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  3. ^ Alami, Aida (August 26, 2017). "Morocco's Stability Is Roiled by Monthslong Protests Over Fishmonger's Death". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  4. ^ a b "بورتريه.. سيليا الزياني.. الوجه المؤنث في قيادة "حراك الريف" – الأول". March 22, 2019. Archived from the original on March 22, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  5. ^ a b "بورتريه.. سيليا الزياني.. الوجه المؤنث في قيادة "حراك الريف"". الأول (in Arabic). May 20, 2017. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  6. ^ "سيليا.. صوت شجي من "حراك الريف" وراء القضبان في المغرب". CNN Arabic (in Arabic). July 18, 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  7. ^ "Morocco's king pardons some protesters, lambasts officials". Reuters. July 30, 2017. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  8. ^ Masaiti, Amira El (July 30, 2017). "Silya Ziani, the Female Face of the Hirak, Receives Royal Pardon". Morocco World News. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
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