Background
The daughter of an Algerian father and a Spanish mother, she was born in Béjaïa. She was raised by her Spanish mother after the murder of her father.
The daughter of an Algerian father and a Spanish mother, she was born in Béjaïa. She was raised by her Spanish mother after the murder of her father.
From 1966 to 1977, she was a lawyer in the Algerian court system. In 1979, she joined United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, responsible for the program dealing with violations of women"s rights. In 1989, she became part of the leadership of the Socialist Forces Front.
In 1996, she became director of the program for promoting the status of women in the Mediterranean area.
In 2001, she became vice-president of the Forum international des Femmes de la Méditerranéest In 2006, she became executive director for the Collectif Maghreb Égalité.
She was a founding member of the Collectif Maghreb Égalité in 1992.