Kalima (magazine)
| Editor | Hind Taarji |
|---|---|
| Categories |
Women's magazine News magazine |
| Founder | Union de l'Action Feminine |
| Year founded | 1986 |
| Final issue | April 1989 |
| Country | Morocco |
| Language | French |
Kalima (meaning both Word and the act of Speaking in English) was a French language monthly women's magazine and news magazine published in Morocco between 1986 and 1989. The magazine was a feminist publication.
History and profile
Kalima was established in 1986.[1][2] The founder was a radical women organization, Union de l'Action Feminine.[3]
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."[1] It adopted a progressive feminist point of view 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.[11][12] Fatima Mernissi was among the contributors of Kalima.[13]
The Moroccan authorities confiscated the March 1989 issue of the magazine.[5] It contained articles about male prostitution and the lack of free press in Morocco,[8][11] and led to the closure of the magazine on 25 April 1989.[14]
References
- 1 2 Sadiqi, Fatima; Ennaji, Moha (Spring 2006). "The feminization of public space: women's activism, the family law, and social change in Morocco". Journal of Middle East Women's Studies] special issue: Women's Activism and the Public Sphere. Duke University Press. 2 (2): 86–114. doi:10.2979/mew.2006.2.2.86. JSTOR 10.2979/mew.2006.2.2.86. Pdf.
- ↑ Dawn Marley. "Language use in women's magazines as a reflection of hybrid linguistic identity in Morocco" (PDF). Epubs. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
- ↑ Orlando, Valerie (23 June 2009). Francophone voices of the "new" Morocco in film and print. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 143. ISBN 9780230622593. October 2014 Preview.
- ↑ Skalli, Loubna H. (27 July 2006). Through a local prism: gender, globalization, and identity in Moroccan women's magazines. Lexington Books. p. 64. ISBN 9780739131251. Preview.
- 1 2 "Morocco confiscates issue of magazine". Los Angeles Times. London. Associated Press. 7 May 1989. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
- ↑ Smith, Andrew R.; Loudiy, Fadoua (August 2005). "Testing the red lines: on the liberalization of speech in Morocco". Human Rights Quarterly. Johns Hopkins University Press. 27 (3): 1069–1119. doi:10.1353/hrq.2005.0042. JSTOR 20069820.
- ↑ Bargach, Jamila (2002). Orphans of Islam: family, abandonment, and secret adoption in Morocco. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 166. ISBN 9780742500273. Preview.
- 1 2 Howe, Marvine (2 June 2005). Morocco: the Islamist awakening and other challenges. Oxford University Press. p. 153. ISBN 9780195346985. Preview.
- ↑ Sandberg, Eve; Agertit, Kenza (26 September 2014). Moroccan women, activists, and gender politics: an institutional analysis. Lexington Books. p. 70. ISBN 9780739182109. Preview.
- ↑ Orlando, Valerie (24 May 2011). Screening Morocco: contemporary depictions in film of a changing society. Ohio University Press. p. 18. ISBN 9780896802810. Preview.
- 1 2 Skalli, Loubna H. (27 July 2006). Through a local prism: gender, globalization, and identity in Moroccan women's magazines. Lexington Books. p. 72. ISBN 9780739131251. Preview.
- ↑ Delaney, Paul (6 January 1988). "In North Africa, feminists on diverging paths". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
- ↑ Armajani, Jon (1 January 2004). Dynamic Islam: liberal Muslim perspectives in a transnational age. University Press of America. p. 3. ISBN 9780761829676.Preview.
- ↑ "Morocco" (Report). Human Rights Watch. 1989. Retrieved 26 April 2015.