Sonia Terrab

Sonia Terrab
Born	1985 (age 39–40) Meknes, Morocco
Nationality	Moroccan
Education	Political science and communications
Alma mater	American 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

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

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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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.