Fouzia Rhissassi

Fouzia Rhissassi (Arabic: فوزية رساسي‎; born April 15, 1947) is professor of social sciences at the faculty of arts at Ibn Tofail University in Kenitra, Morocco. Currently she holds a position of the UNESCO Chair on Women Rights.[1]

Moroccan literature
Moroccan writers
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  • Poets
  • Essayists
  • Historians
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  • Sufi writers
  • Moorish writers
Forms
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Criticism and awards
See also
  • Morocco Portal
  • Literature Portal

Biography

Fouzia Rhissassi was born in Fes, Morocco on April 15, 1947.

Rhissassi has been teaching since 1974. She supervised numerous B.A, M.A and Ph.D theses throughout her career.

With her work in women’s studies and peace for/in the Arab world, Prof. Rhissassi has written numerous publications: co-director of Pulpit UNESCO "The Woman and Her Rights" with Abderrazak Moulayrohid in 2004, "Moroccan Women Writers of Arabic Expression", and Gender Studies: "core educational concepts, values and operations for ensuring sustainable societies; the case of Morocco". In addition to writing numerous publications she has also participated in several events as either a speaker or delegate with regards to her expertise.[2]

Publications
  • La citoyenneté féminine au Maroc ("Women and citizenship in Morocco")
  • Le discours sur la femme, Fouzia Rhissassi (ed.), Rabat, 1998
  • Images de femmes: regards de société, (with Khadija Amiti), 2004[3]
  • Femmes et etat de droit: actes du Colloque International organisé les 19 et 20 Avril 2002 à la Faculté de Droit Souissi, Rabat - Maroc. (with Abderrazak Moulay Rachid)[4]
  • A textual study of Thomas Hardy's Life's little ironies, Faculté des lettres et des sciences humaines, Université Mohammed V, Rabat, 1994[5]
  • Stéréotypie, images et représentations des femmes en milieu rural et/ou urbain (with Leila Messaoudi), Fennec, 2008.[6]
  • Les cahiers du genre (with Isabelle Jacquet). Éditions le fennec, 2007.[7]

Awards and honors
  • Award 2006 in the category of Human Rights (the award is given annually to prominent Moroccan women for their achievements)[8]
  • The Wissam of the Alouite Throne, 1993[9]
  • The title of the chevalier de l’ordre de la Couronne by his Majesty King Albert II, 2004, Belgium[9]
  • Gold Leaf of the embassy of Canada in Morocco, 2007[9]

References
  1. Elizabeth Warnock Fernea, In Search of Islamic Feminism: One Woman's Global Journey, ed. Doubleday, 1998 ISBN 978-0-385-47518-1, p. 72
  2. Al-Raida, Beirut University College. Institute for Women's Studies in the Arab World, ed. The Institute, 2003, p. 37
  3. Amiti, Khadija (2006). صورة المرأة ونظرة المجتمع: regards de sociщtщ - Google Livres. ISBN 9789981896581. Retrieved 2015-02-28.
  4. "Femmes et etat de droit: actes du Colloque International organisé les 19 et ... - Fouzia Rhissassi, Abderrazak Moulayrchid - Google Livres". 2004. Retrieved 2015-02-28.
  5. Rhissassi, Fouzia (1994). "A textual study of Thomas Hardy's Life's little ironies - Fouzia Rhissassi - Google Livres". Retrieved 2015-02-28.
  6. Messaoudi, Leïla; Rhissassi, Fouzia (2008). Stéréotypie, images et représentations des femmes en milieu rural et/ou urbain - Leďla Messaoudi, Fouzia Rhissassi - Google Livres. ISBN 9789954415689. Retrieved 2015-02-28.
  7. Jacquet, Isabelle (2007). دفاتر النوع: ادوات بيداغوجية - Isabelle Jacquet, Fouzia Rhissassi - Google Livres. ISBN 9789954415610. Retrieved 2015-02-28.
  8. "Lesieur Cristal" (in French). Lesieur-cristal.ma. Retrieved 2015-02-28.
  9. "Femmes, droit de la famille et systeme judiciaire en Algerie, au Maroc et en Tunisie" (PDF). Unesdoc.unesco.org. Retrieved 2015-02-28.
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