Mouna Hachim (born 24 October 1967) is a Moroccan writer and journalist. She has published several novels and non-fiction books. She has also created documentaries.
Early life and education
Mouna Hachim was born in
Casablanca
Casablanca, also known in Arabic as Dar al-Bayda ( ar, الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء, al-Dār al-Bayḍāʾ, ; ber, ⴹⴹⴰⵕⵍⴱⵉⴹⴰ, ḍḍaṛlbiḍa, : "White House") is the largest city in Morocco and the country's econom ...
, 24 October 1967.
[Loubna Bernichi, "Interview de Mouna Hachim, auteur de Les Enfants de la Chaouia : Casablanca et son arrière-pays", '']Maroc Hebdo
''Maroc Hebdo'' is a French-language Moroccan weekly political magazine.
History
''Maroc Hebdo'' was established in 1991 by Mohammed Selhami in Casablanca. Mohammed Selhami also edited it. In January 2005, it changed to the magazine format.
...
'', Casablanca, no. 592, 19 February 2004
She studied at
University of Hassan II Casablanca
Hassan II University of Casablanca (UH2C) (Arabic: جامعة الحسن الثاني بالدار البیضاء; French: Université Hassan II de Casablanca), established in 1975, is a public university which is the result of a recent merge ...
, where she obtained a degree in French literature (faculty of letters and human sciences at
Aïn Chock
Aïn Chock ( ar, عين الشق ) is a district, arrondissement and southern suburb of Casablanca, in the Casablanca-Settat region of Morocco, on the road to El Jadida. It is known for hosting the faculties of the Hassan II University
Hassan II ...
) and a diploma of in-depth studies in comparative literature (faculty of letters and human sciences
Ben M'Sick
Ben M'Sick or Ben Msik ( ar, بن مسيك) is a district of southern Casablanca, in the Casablanca-Settat region of Morocco
Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North ...
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Sidi Othmane
Sidi Othmane ( ar, سيدي عثمان ) is an arrondissement of southeastern Casablanca, in the Moulay Rachid district of the Casablanca-Settat region of Morocco
Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost cou ...
).
[''Al-Ahram Hebdo'', 2008] Her bachelor's thesis focused on the representation of Muslims in the ''
Song of Roland
''The Song of Roland'' (french: La Chanson de Roland) is an 11th-century ''chanson de geste'' based on the Frankish military leader Roland at the Battle of Roncevaux Pass in 778 AD, during the reign of the Carolingian king Charlemagne. It is t ...
'' and her
DEA
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA; ) is a United States federal law enforcement agency under the U.S. Department of Justice tasked with combating drug trafficking and distribution within the U.S. It is the lead agency for domestic enf ...
thesis on French courtesy in the Middle Ages with the first four
troubadours of
Langue d'oc.
Career
Since 1992, Hachim has worked in the Moroccan written press,
and, since 2008,
has written in ''
L'Économiste'',
in the section, "Chronicles of yesterday and today".
From 2007 to 2009, she hosted a daily column on ''Radio Atlantic'', "Secrets of family names".
In January 2004, she self-published a novel, ''Les Enfants de la Chaouia'',
a family saga spanning three generations, seen as a microcosm of Moroccan society in full upheaval since the beginning of the 20th century. In 2007, she also self-published a scholarly work, (Dictionary of Family Names of Morocco),
a revised and expanded edition of which was published in 2012 by Éditions Le Fennec.
In 2011, and for three consecutive years, she was a member of the jury for the
La Mamounia literary award
The La Mamounia literary award (French: ''prix de La Mamounia'') was a Moroccan literary prize founded to promote Moroccan literature written in French. It was awarded from 2010 to 2015 and carried a prize money of 200,000 dirhams (about $22,000 in ...
,
which rewards French-speaking Moroccan writers.
In July 2014, based on her research, Hachim presented a historical documentary in four episodes on the
Medi1 TV channel, under the title "La Route des Origines",
which presented a journey through Moroccan history centered on place names and the names of tribes and families.
In 2015, she participated in the collective work published by La Croisée des chemins under the title after the
''Charlie Hebdo'' shooting of 7 January 2015 and the
Republican marches of 11 January 2015 in
Paris.
In April 2016, she published a historical work under the title ''Chroniques insolites de notre histoire: Maroc, des origines à 1907'' (Najah al Jadida, 2016),
which carries out a rereading shifted from official accounts and school textbooks; it was republished in France by Éditions Érick Bonnier in September 2018 under the title .
With the same publisher, she published in September 2019, a historical novel between Europe and Morocco, based on actual events and characters, entitled (The Lost Manuscripts).
She revisits history again in a romantic way with
the novel (La Croisée des Chemins, Casablanca, 2021), a close-up on the fall of the
Almoravid dynasty from the viewpoint of women.
Personal life
She is married and the mother of two children.
[Nadia Belkhayat, " 'Dictionnaire des noms de famille' : découvrez vos origines", '' L'Économiste'', Casablanca, no. 2458, 6 February 2007 ]
Selected works
* ''Les Enfants de la Chaouia'' (2004)
* ''Dictionnaire des noms de famille du Maroc'' (2007)
* ''Dictionnaire des noms de famille du Maroc'' (2011)
* ''Chroniques insolites de notre histoire - Maroc, des origines à 1907)'' (2016)
* ''Histoire inattendue du Maroc'' (2018)
* ''Les manuscrits perdus'' (2019)
* ''Ben Toumert ou les derniers jours des Voilés'' (2021)
* ''Casablanca, le livre noir de la ville blanche Broché '' (2023)
Filmography
Documentary series
* ''La route des origines'', طريق الاصل, in four parts, Médi 1 TV
* ''Marocains dans l'histoire'' (ep.20), مغاربة في التاريخ, Le360
Notes
References
Sources
* Aziz Daki, « Cette voix qui nous tient », ''Aujourd'hui le Maroc'', Casablanca, 6 February 2004
* Aziz Daki, « La Chaouia ou le chemin de l'écriture », ''Aujourd'hui le Maroc'', Casablanca, 6 February 2004
* Loubna Bernichi, « Interview de Mouna Hachim, auteur de Les Enfants de la Chaouia : Casablanca et son arrière-pays », ''Maroc Hebdo'', Casablanca, no. 592, 13-19 February 2004
* Loubna Bernichi, « Humilité et limpidité », ''Maroc Hebdo'', Casablanca, no. 592, 13-19 February 2004
* Z.Z., « Les enfants de la Chaouia de Mouna Hachim : Une petite merveille », in ''Emarrakech'', 15 April 2004
* Driss Ksikes, « Chroniques d'une fille enracinée », Telquel, Casablanca
* Nadia Belkhayat, « "Dictionnaire des noms de famille" : découvrez vos origines », ''L'Économiste'', Casablanca, no. 2458, 6 February 2007 * « Littérature : Mouna Hachem, un cimetière comme un autre », ''Al-Ahram Hebdo'', Le Caire, 9 July 2008
* « Mouna Hachim : Fille de la Chaouia », in Pascal Airault Julien Félix, « Rencontres casaouies : Cinéaste, musicien, écrivaine ou plasticien, ils sont originaires ou enfants adoptifs de la capitale économique marocaine... Et leurs œuvres s'en inspirent. », ''Jeune Afrique'', Paris, 31 August 2008
* « Mouna Hachim », ''Femmes du Maroc'', Casablanca, 29 December 2011 (interview)
External links
"Mouna Hachim : l'histoire du Maroc est celle de tous les mélanges" Jeune Afrique, Paris, 12 August 2013
"Mouna Hachim, elle nous dit tout sur son nouveau livre"23 April 2016
"Une histoire curieuse et insolite du Maroc" Casablanca, 24/4/2016
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ttp://maroc-diplomatique.net/mouna-hachim-deterre-lhistoire-inattendue-du-maroc/ Mouna Hachim déterre « l’Histoire inattendue du Maroc »
"Le Maroc antique, une mondialisation avant l’heure"
"Dépassionner le débat public sur l’histoire du Maroc"
"Histoire inattendue Maroc de Mouna Hachim" La Bibliothèque de Radio Orient
"Maroc : toute une histoire !""Pour une nouvelle lecture de l'islamisation de l'Afrique du Nord" Questions d’islam, émission de Ghaleb Bencheikh, 18 November 2018
"Mouna Hachim raconte la chute des Almoravides, vue par des femmes"
"Entretien avec Mouna Hachim, auteur de "Ben Toumert, ou les derniers jours des voilés""Parution: "Ben Toumert, ou les derniers jours des Voilés", le nouveau-né de Mouna Hachim(Interview)
"« Ben Toumert ou les derniers jours des voilés ». le nouveau roman épique de Mouna Hachim"Mouna Hachim a été l'Invitée d’honneur de l'Association Les Impériales le 28 février 2019, où elle a animé une conférence sous le thème « Identités plurielles pour une relecture de l'histoire ».
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1967 births
Living people
21st-century Moroccan writers
21st-century Moroccan women writers
Writers from Casablanca
Moroccan columnists
Moroccan journalists
Moroccan women journalists
Moroccan writers in French
University of Hassan II Casablanca alumni