Abdesalam Bennuna

Abdesalam Bennuna (Arabic: عبد السلام بنونة) was a Moroccan man of letters. He is described as the "father of Moroccan nationalism."[1][2][3]

Abdesalam Bennuna
عبد السلام بنونة
Born16 February 1888
Tetuan
DiedJanuary 9, 1935(1935-01-09) (aged 46)
Ronda

He cofounded al-Hurriya (الحرية Freedom), an arabophone newspaper, with Abdelkhalek Torres.[4]

He corresponded with Shakib Arslan.[2]

Drawing inspiration from the Alliance Israélite Universelle and the school it established in Tetuan in 1862, he contacted scholars, faqīhs, and literary figures in Morocco and established the Moroccan Scientific Society (المجمع العلمي المغربي) on December 30, 1916.[1]

Along with Mohammed Daoud, Bennouna formed the group al Muslihun (the Reformers) in 1926.[5]

During Spanish rule of Morocco, Bennouna called for democratic reforms for Moroccans. Initially, Bennouna did not demand independence or autonomy, but reforms of colonial rule such as elected municipal councils, a general council, press freedoms, freedom of association, improved educational system, Moroccan access to administrative posts and anti-poverty measures.[5]

References
  1. ازحيمي, عاهد (2015-05-13). "عبد السلام بنونة أب الوطنية المغربية". زمان (in Arabic). Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  2. الزعيمي, دانية (2020-02-17). "في ذكرى ميلاده: عبد السلام بنونة… أب الحركة الوطنية 2/1". Marayana - مرايانا (in Arabic). Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  3. الزعيمي, دانية (2020-02-17). "عبد السلام بنونة… أب الحركة الوطنية الذي جمع بين المعرفة والاقتصاد لمواجهة الاستعمار 2/2". Marayana - مرايانا (in Arabic). Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  4. "تاريخ الصحافة العربية - المغرب". الجزيرة الوثائقية (in Arabic). 11 May 2016.
  5. Lawrence, Adria K. (2013). Imperial Rule and the Politics of Nationalism: Anti-Colonial Protest in the French Empire. Cambridge University Press. pp. 169–170. ISBN 978-1-107-03709-0.


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