Salima Ziani

Salima Ziani
Salima Ziani
ⵙⴰⵍⵉⵎⴰ
	Ziani in 2017
Born	Salima Ziani; 1994 (age 29–30); Afzar, Al-Hoceima, Morocco
Disappeared	Al-Hoceima, Morocco
Nationality	Moroccan
Other names	Silya Ziani
Alma mater	Mohammed First University
Occupations	Activist; Singer; Actress;
Known for	Hirak Rif Movement
Relatives	Massinissa of the Rif (cousin)
	Musical career
Genres	Riffian Music; Pop Music; Amazigh Music; Alternative Music;
Instruments	Vocals; sampler; guitar;

Salima Ziani (Tifinagh: ⵙⴰⵍⵉⵎⴰ, Arabic: سليمة الزياني; born in 1994) also known as Silya is a Moroccan singer-songwriter, human rights activist, feminist, and ex-political prisoner.^[1]^[2]^[3] She was born and grew up in the Afzar neighborhood of Al Hoceima.^[4] She later moved to Imzouren, in the Rif Region, where she's originally from.^[5] She is the youngest of six siblings: four sisters and two brothers.^[4]

Studies

She enrolled at Mohammed First University in Oujda, majoring in Amazigh studies.^[5]

Music

Ziani specializes in izran, a traditional form of poetry performed by women, popular throughout the Rif.^[6]

Political activism

Ziani is quoted in an article by Ali Jaouate in al-Aoual saying: "I try, despite the difficulties in this patriarchal society, to constantly establish myself as well as my presence in the Hirak, so that the Rifi woman is present."^[1]

At 23 years old, Ziani was arrested after the 20 February 2017 Al Hoceima protests, part of the Hirak Rif.^[1] She was later given a royal pardon by King Mohammed VI on July 23, 2017—the 18th anniversary of his ascension to the throne.^[7] She was released on July 29, 2017.^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "من تكون سيليا التي اعتقلها الأمن بعد تظاهرة الحسيمة – فبراير.كوم | موقع مغربي إخباري شامل يتجدد على مدار الساعة". July 2, 2017. Archived from the original on July 2, 2017. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
^ Alami, Aida. "Morocco's Rif activists 'fighting for our nation'". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
^ Alami, Aida (August 26, 2017). "Morocco's Stability Is Roiled by Monthslong Protests Over Fishmonger's Death". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "بورتريه.. سيليا الزياني.. الوجه المؤنث في قيادة "حراك الريف" – الأول". March 22, 2019. Archived from the original on March 22, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "بورتريه.. سيليا الزياني.. الوجه المؤنث في قيادة "حراك الريف"". الأول (in Arabic). May 20, 2017. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
^ "سيليا.. صوت شجي من "حراك الريف" وراء القضبان في المغرب". CNN Arabic (in Arabic). July 18, 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
^ "Morocco's king pardons some protesters, lambasts officials". Reuters. July 30, 2017. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
^ Masaiti, Amira El (July 30, 2017). "Silya Ziani, the Female Face of the Hirak, Receives Royal Pardon". Morocco World News. Retrieved October 10, 2019.

[web.archive.org-1] "من تكون سيليا التي اعتقلها الأمن بعد تظاهرة الحسيمة – فبراير.كوم | موقع مغربي إخباري شامل يتجدد على مدار الساعة". July 2, 2017. Archived from the original on July 2, 2017. Retrieved October 8, 2019.

[2] Alami, Aida. "Morocco's Rif activists 'fighting for our nation'". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.

[3] Alami, Aida (August 26, 2017). "Morocco's Stability Is Roiled by Monthslong Protests Over Fishmonger's Death". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 8, 2019.

[:0-4] "بورتريه.. سيليا الزياني.. الوجه المؤنث في قيادة "حراك الريف" – الأول". March 22, 2019. Archived from the original on March 22, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2019.

[:1-5] "بورتريه.. سيليا الزياني.. الوجه المؤنث في قيادة "حراك الريف"". الأول (in Arabic). May 20, 2017. Retrieved October 10, 2019.

[6] "سيليا.. صوت شجي من "حراك الريف" وراء القضبان في المغرب". CNN Arabic (in Arabic). July 18, 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2019.

[7] "Morocco's king pardons some protesters, lambasts officials". Reuters. July 30, 2017. Retrieved October 10, 2019.

[8] Masaiti, Amira El (July 30, 2017). "Silya Ziani, the Female Face of the Hirak, Receives Royal Pardon". Morocco World News. Retrieved October 10, 2019.

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