Zakya Daoud
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Zakya Daoud is a well-known Moroccan journalist
. She was born in 1937 in Bernay
in France
. She became a Moroccan
citizen in 1959.
Zakya Daoud started her career as a journalist in 1958 for the Moroccan radio and then as correspondent in Morocco for the weekly Jeune Afrique
. At the request of the African weekly, Jacqueline Loghlam signed her articles with the pseudonyme Zakya Daoud, a borrowed name under which she kept writing.
In 1966, she became chief editor of Lamalif, a Moroccan magazine until it was stopped from publishing by the Moroccan authorities in 1988. From 1989 to 2001, Zakya Daoud contributed articles to several French journals like Maghreb-Machrek, Arabies and Le Monde diplomatique
. Since that time she has published several books in the field of sociology and history.
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
. She was born in 1937 in Bernay
Bernay
- Communes :*Bernay, Eure, in the Eure département*Bernay-en-Champagne, in the Sarthe département*Bernay-en-Ponthieu, in the Somme département*Bernay-Saint-Martin, in the Charente-Maritime département...
in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. She became a Moroccan
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...
citizen in 1959.
Zakya Daoud started her career as a journalist in 1958 for the Moroccan radio and then as correspondent in Morocco for the weekly Jeune Afrique
Jeune Afrique
Jeune Afrique is a weekly newsmagazine published in Paris, founded in Tunis by Béchir Ben Yahmed on October 17, 1960. It covers the political, economic and cultural spheres of Africa, with an emphasis on Francophone Africa and the Maghreb....
. At the request of the African weekly, Jacqueline Loghlam signed her articles with the pseudonyme Zakya Daoud, a borrowed name under which she kept writing.
In 1966, she became chief editor of Lamalif, a Moroccan magazine until it was stopped from publishing by the Moroccan authorities in 1988. From 1989 to 2001, Zakya Daoud contributed articles to several French journals like Maghreb-Machrek, Arabies and Le Monde diplomatique
Le Monde diplomatique
Le Monde diplomatique is a monthly newspaper offering analysis and opinion on politics, culture, and current affairs. It was first created mainly for a diplomatic audience as its name implies...
. Since that time she has published several books in the field of sociology and history.
External links
- Bibliomonde retrieved on 04-23-2008
- Loubna Bernichi, Maroc Hebdo Press: Zakya Daoud, La Passionaria de la Plume retrieved on 04-23-2008