Kalima (magazine) explained

Kalima
Editor:Hind Taarji
Publisher:Nourreddine Ayouch
Founder:Union de l'Action Feminine
Founded:1986
Finaldate:April 1989
Country:Morocco
Language:French

Kalima (French: Word; the act of Speaking) was a monthly women's magazine and news magazine published in Morocco between 1986 and 1989. The magazine was a feminist publication and the first women's magazine in the country.[1]

History and profile

Kalima was established in 1986.[2] The founder was a radical women organization, Union de l'Action Feminine.[3] The publisher was Nourreddine Ayouch.[1]

The magazine's goal was to emphasize that "gender roles, sexuality, and even division of labor were neither divinely prescribed nor ordained by nature, but had a historical origin."[2] It adopted a progressive feminist stance in dealing with social, economic, political and cultural aspects of women's life.[4] It also addressed critical issues in Morocco,[5] [6] including abandoned children in the country.[7] It was the first Moroccan magazine which contained articles on taboo subjects such as abortion, child prostitution, single mothers, drugs and sexuality.[8] [9] In addition, Kalima included pages on news and on cinema.[10]

The founding and only editor-in-chief of the magazine was Hind Taarji.[4] [11] Fatima Mernissi was among the contributors of Kalima.[12]

The Moroccan authorities confiscated the March 1989 issue of the magazine[5] which contained articles about male prostitution and the lack of free press in Morocco.[4] [8] These publications led to the closure of the magazine on 25 April 1989.[13]

Notes and References

  1. James Sater. The dynamics of state and civil society in Morocco. The Journal of North African Studies. 2002. 7. 106–107. 3. 10.1080/13629380208718476. 143790438 .
  2. Fatima Sadiqi. Moha Ennaji. The feminization of public space: women's activism, the family law, and social change in Morocco. Journal of Middle East Women's Studies. 2. 2. 86–114. 10.2979/mew.2006.2.2.86. 10.2979/mew.2006.2.2.86. Spring 2006. 145775287.
  3. Book: Valerie Orlando. Francophone voices of the "new" Morocco in film and print. 2009. Palgrave Macmillan. 9780230622593. 143. New York.
  4. Book: Loubna H. Skalli. Through a local prism: gender, globalization, and identity in Moroccan women's magazines. 2006. Lexington Books. 9780739131251. 64,72. Lanham, MD; Boulder, CO.
  5. News: Morocco confiscates issue of magazine. 8 October 2014. Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. 7 May 1989. London.
  6. 1069–1119. Andrew R. Smith. Fadoua Loudiy. Testing the red lines: on the liberalization of speech in Morocco. 20069820. Human Rights Quarterly. August 2005. 27. 3. 10.1353/hrq.2005.0042. 144368770.
  7. Book: Bargach Jamila. Orphans of Islam: Family, abandonment, and secret adoption in Morocco. 2002. Rowman & Littlefield. 9780742500273. 166. Lanham, MD; Boulder, CO.
  8. Book: Marvine Howe. Morocco: the Islamist awakening and other challenges. 2005. Oxford University Press. 153. 9780195346985. Oxford; New York.
  9. Book: Eve Sandberg. Kenza Agertit. Moroccan women, activists, and gender politics: An institutional analysis. 2014. Lexington Books. 9780739182109. 70. Lanham, MD; Boulder, CO.
  10. Book: Valerie Orlando. Screening Morocco: contemporary depictions in film of a changing society. 2011. Ohio University Press. 9780896802810. 18. Athens, OH.
  11. News: Paul Delaney. In North Africa, feminists on diverging paths. The New York Times. 6 January 1988. 8 October 2014.
  12. Book: Jon Armajani. Dynamic Islam: Liberal Muslim perspectives in a transnational age. 2004. 3. Dallas, TX; Lanham, MD. University Press of America. 9780761829676.
  13. Web site: Morocco. Report. 1989. Human Rights Watch. 26 April 2015.

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