Salima Ziani

Salima Ziani
Salima Ziani
ⵙⴰⵍⵉⵎⴰ
	Ziani in 2017
Born	Salima Ziani; 1994 (age 28–29); 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;
Instrument(s)	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

"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.
"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.
"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.

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[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.