Soumya Naâmane Guessous
Encyclopedia
Soumya Naâmane Guessous is a Moroccan
sociologist
, Muslim feminist
, champion of women's rights
and author of the book
Au-delà de toute pudeur; La Sexualité feminine au Maroc, Casablanca: Eddif, 10th edition., 1997, 280 p., first published in 1990. Guessous has launched a campaign for the transmission of Moroccan citizenship by the mother to her children, a right that is exclusively reserved for fathers.
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
sociologist
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
, Muslim feminist
Islamic feminism
Islamic feminism is a form of feminism concerned with the role of women in Islam. It aims for the full equality of all Muslims, regardless of gender, in public and private life. Islamic feminists advocate women's rights, gender equality, and social justice grounded in an Islamic framework...
, champion of women's rights
Women's rights
Women's rights are entitlements and freedoms claimed for women and girls of all ages in many societies.In some places these rights are institutionalized or supported by law, local custom, and behaviour, whereas in others they may be ignored or suppressed...
and author of the book
Au-delà de toute pudeur; La Sexualité feminine au Maroc, Casablanca: Eddif, 10th edition., 1997, 280 p., first published in 1990. Guessous has launched a campaign for the transmission of Moroccan citizenship by the mother to her children, a right that is exclusively reserved for fathers.
External links
- Magazine Telquel TelQuel : Le Maroc tel qu'il est
- Magazine Femmes du Maroc http://www.femmesdumaroc.com