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Hassiba Ben Bouali<ref>{{cite news |title=Hassiba, la femme d'exception!|newspaper=Al HuffPost Maghreb|date=14 February 2018|url=https://www.huffpostmaghreb.com/youcef-l-asnami/hassiba-la-femme-dexcepti_b_19229984.html |accessdate=20 April 2018 |language=fr}}</ref> was born in [[Chlef|El-Asnam]] (Today, Chlef), Algeria,<ref>{{cite book |author= Ghada Talhami |title= Historical Dictionary of Women in the Middle East and North Africa |page=55 |date= 2012 |publisher= Scarecrow Press | isbn= 978-0810868588}}</ref> into an aristocratic family.<ref name="rCF4483">{{cite book |first=Yves |last=Courrière |title=Le temps des léopards |location=Verviers/Paris |publisher=Marabout Université |year=1985 |pages= |
Hassiba Ben Bouali<ref>{{cite news |title=Hassiba, la femme d'exception!|newspaper=Al HuffPost Maghreb|date=14 February 2018|url=https://www.huffpostmaghreb.com/youcef-l-asnami/hassiba-la-femme-dexcepti_b_19229984.html |accessdate=20 April 2018 |language=fr}}</ref> was born in [[Chlef|El-Asnam]] (Today, Chlef), Algeria,<ref>{{cite book |author= Ghada Talhami |title= Historical Dictionary of Women in the Middle East and North Africa |page=55 |date= 2012 |publisher= Scarecrow Press | isbn= 978-0810868588}}</ref> into an aristocratic family.<ref name="rCF4483">{{cite book |first=Yves |last=Courrière |title=Le temps des léopards |location=Verviers/Paris |publisher=Marabout Université |year=1985 |pages=399–400 |isbn=978-2-501-00670-5 |language=fr}}</ref> |
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Her parents moved to [[Algiers]] in 1947, where she studied at the Lycée Delacroix (high-school). She joined the [[Scouting|Scout Movement]], and her travels made her aware of the conditions of the Algerian people under the colonial government. This motivated her to join the ''Union générale des étudiants musulmans algériens'' (General Union of Algerian Muslim Students) in 1954, at the age of 16. She participated in the [[Anti-imperialism|nationalist struggle]] until her death. In the 1957 [[Battle of Algiers (1956–57)|Battle of Algiers]], she and three companions including [[Ali La Pointe|Ali Ammar]] (aka ''Ali La Pointe'') were killed when French forces bombed their hideout in the [[Casbah of Algiers|Casbah]]. |
Her parents moved to [[Algiers]] in 1947, where she studied at the Lycée Delacroix (high-school). She joined the [[Scouting|Scout Movement]], and her travels made her aware of the conditions of the Algerian people under the colonial government. This motivated her to join the ''Union générale des étudiants musulmans algériens'' (General Union of Algerian Muslim Students) in 1954, at the age of 16. She participated in the [[Anti-imperialism|nationalist struggle]] until her death. In the 1957 [[Battle of Algiers (1956–57)|Battle of Algiers]], she and three companions including [[Ali La Pointe|Ali Ammar]] (aka ''Ali La Pointe'') were killed when French forces bombed their hideout in the [[Casbah of Algiers|Casbah]]. |
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Benbouali was depicted in the movie ''[[The Battle of Algiers (film)|The Battle of Algiers]]'' by Italian director [[Gillo Pontecorvo]]. One of the largest avenues in Algiers and the |
Benbouali was depicted in the movie ''[[The Battle of Algiers (film)|The Battle of Algiers]]'' by Italian director [[Gillo Pontecorvo]]. One of the largest avenues in Algiers and the university of [[Chlef]] were named after her. |
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Hassiba Ben Bouali حسيبة بن بوعلي | |
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| Born | Hassiba Ben Bouali 18 January 1938 |
| Died | 9 October 1957 (aged 19) |
| Alma mater | University of Algiers |
| Organization | Armée de Libération Nationale (ALN) |
| Known for | Battle of Algiers |
| Movement | Front de Libération Nationale (FLN) |
Hassiba Ben Bouali (Template:Lang-ar) (18 January 1938 – 9 October 1957) was a leader and fighter in the Algerian independence war (1954–62).
Biography
Hassiba Ben Bouali[1] was born in El-Asnam (Today, Chlef), Algeria,[2] into an aristocratic family.[3]
Her parents moved to Algiers in 1947, where she studied at the Lycée Delacroix (high-school). She joined the Scout Movement, and her travels made her aware of the conditions of the Algerian people under the colonial government. This motivated her to join the Union générale des étudiants musulmans algériens (General Union of Algerian Muslim Students) in 1954, at the age of 16. She participated in the nationalist struggle until her death. In the 1957 Battle of Algiers, she and three companions including Ali Ammar (aka Ali La Pointe) were killed when French forces bombed their hideout in the Casbah.
Benbouali was depicted in the movie The Battle of Algiers by Italian director Gillo Pontecorvo. One of the largest avenues in Algiers and the university of Chlef were named after her.
References
- ^ "Hassiba, la femme d'exception!". Al HuffPost Maghreb (in French). 14 February 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ Ghada Talhami (2012). Historical Dictionary of Women in the Middle East and North Africa. Scarecrow Press. p. 55. ISBN 978-0810868588.
- ^ Courrière, Yves (1985). Le temps des léopards (in French). Verviers/Paris: Marabout Université. pp. 399–400. ISBN 978-2-501-00670-5.
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