Sonia Terrab

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Sonia Terrab
Born1985 (age 39–40)
Meknes, Morocco
EducationPolitical science and communications
Alma materAmerican University of Paris
Occupation(s)Filmmaker, screenwriter

Sonia Terrab (born 1985) is a Moroccan writer, filmmaker, and activist. Her work revolves around the status of women in Moroccan society, social hypocrisy regarding the body and sexuality, and Moroccan youth.[1]

Biography

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Terrab was born in Meknes, Morocco.[2] After graduating high school, she moved to France, where she studied political science and communications.[3] She is an alumna of the American University of Paris.[4]

She published her first novel, Shamablanca,[5] in 2011, followed by La révolution n'a pas eu lieu in 2015.[6]

In 2016, Terrab released her first film, Shakespeare in Casablanca, a documentary.[7][8][9] The following year, she would release a web series, Marokkiates, elevating the voices of Moroccan women.[10][11][12]

In 2020, she released her second documentary: L7sla (The Dead End), a one-year immersion with marginalized youth of a popular neighborhood of Casablanca.[13] The film was the subject of debate in Morocco after it was broadcast on the national channel 2M in October, attaining 3 million viewers.[14][15][16]

Moroccan Outlaws

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In September 2019, Terrab and fellow Moroccan writer Leïla Slimani launched the "Outlaws" manifesto for the decriminalization of individual freedoms in Morocco, which gathered more than 15,000 signatures at its launch.[17][18][19]

The manifesto would eventually lead to the establishment of a youth-led citizen and social movement (Moroccan Outlaws) advocating for individual freedoms, women's rights and the LGBT+ community.[20][21]

This collective, known as the 490 in reference to a controversial Moroccan law,[22] was awarded the "Simone de Beauvoir Prize for Women's Freedom", which was presented to Terrab and Slimani on behalf of the movement, on January 9, 2020, in Paris.[23][24]

References

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  1. ^ "Six ouvrages de politique et de société pour comprendre le Maroc, d'où il vient et où il va". Telquel.ma (in French). Retrieved 2021-12-30.
  2. ^ "Sonia Terrab: "On aurait pu parler de politique, de religion, du Hirak, sauf que nous ne sommes pas des activistes"". Telquel.ma (in French). Retrieved 2021-12-30.
  3. ^ "Shakespeare à Casablanca". Institut du monde arabe. 2018-01-02. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
  4. ^ "AUP Alumna Sonia Terrab Wins 2020 Simone de Beauvoir Prize". www.aup.edu. 2020-01-21. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
  5. ^ "Maroc : A qui appartient l'espace public ? – Jeune Afrique". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). Retrieved 2021-12-30.
  6. ^ "Sonia Terrab: "Il faut nous libérer de nos démons et de nos paradoxes"". Al HuffPost Maghreb (in French). 2015-02-19. Archived from the original on 2018-03-17. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
  7. ^ "Documentaire : quand les casaouis répondent à "chnou houwa al houb ?"". Telquel.ma (in French). Retrieved 2021-12-30.
  8. ^ "ARDECHE IMAGES - Shakespeare in Casablanca". www.lussasdoc.org. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
  9. ^ MATIN, LE. "Le Matin - La Réalisatrice et romancière Sonia Terrab anime la 12e Masterclass". Le Matin (in French). Retrieved 2021-12-30.
  10. ^ "Avec Marokkiates, Sonia Terrab fait descendre les Marocaines dans la rue". Al HuffPost Maghreb (in French). 2017-12-29. Archived from the original on December 29, 2017. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
  11. ^ "Des Marocaines racontent harcèlement et agressions sexuelles dans une minisérie web". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2018-03-08. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
  12. ^ Newmedia, R. T. L. (2018-03-08). "Au Maroc, une mini-série web libère la parole des femmes". RTL Info (in French). Retrieved 2021-12-30.
  13. ^ "Les figurants du film "L7asla" réclament "leur dû", Sonia Terrab répond". L'Opinion Maroc - Actualité et Infos au Maroc et dans le monde. (in French). Retrieved 2021-12-30.
  14. ^ Yabiladi.com. "L7sla, le documentaire de Sonia Terrab qui déstigmatise les jeunes des quartiers [Interview]". www.yabiladi.com (in French). Retrieved 2021-12-30.
  15. ^ "Un film pour décrypter les rêves des jeunes désœuvrés". L'Economiste (in French). 2020-10-21. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
  16. ^ "Sonia Terrab passe son oral à l'ESJC". L'Economiste (in French). 2021-05-27. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
  17. ^ "" Nous, citoyennes et citoyens marocains, déclarons que nous sommes hors la loi "". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2019-09-23. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
  18. ^ Zaganiaris, Jean (2013). Queer Maroc : sexualités, genres et (trans)identités dans la littérature marocaine (in French). Des Ailes sur un tracteur. ISBN 978-1-291-61695-8.
  19. ^ "Hors-la-loi: Un véritable mouvement est né". L'Economiste (in French). 2019-10-17. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
  20. ^ Hadni, Dounia. "Collectif des "hors-la-loi" : "Si vous nous mettez tous en prison, qui va faire rayonner votre Maroc ?"". Libération (in French). Retrieved 2021-12-30.
  21. ^ "Maroc: les libertés individuelles, sujet confidentiel du débat électoral". LExpress.fr (in French). 2021-09-05. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
  22. ^ "Sexualité hors mariage : le collectif Hors la loi appelle les partis politiques à se positionner sur l'article 490". Telquel.ma (in French). Retrieved 2021-12-30.
  23. ^ "Invité Afrique - Sonia Terrab, collectif 490: avec ce manifeste, "on a libéré la parole" au Maroc". RFI (in French). 2020-01-12. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
  24. ^ "Le collectif "hors-la-loi" lauréat du prix Simone de Beauvoir pour la liberté des femmes 2020". Telquel.ma (in French). Retrieved 2021-12-30.