Debeche, Jamila (1925–)

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Debeche, Jamila (1925–)

Algerian novelist. Born 1925 in Ghiras, Algeria.

Worked for women's education and suffrage and founded feminist review L'Action (1947); writings include Leila, jeune fille d'Algérie (1947) and Aziza (1955).

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