Background
Zouebeïda Bittari was born into a lower-middle-class family in Algeria.
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Education
She attended a French-run school.
Career
Child marriage was a common practice. However, it was resented and discussed by many women such as Huda Sha"arawi. At thirteen years old, Bittari had a child.
Later, Zouebeïda went to France to be able to write freely about her struggles and rebellions.
Zoubeïda published her book: O mes soeurs musulmanes pleurez! The book revolves around her life "expressing a sense of release and euphoria that comes with emergent consciousness and acts of defiance." Although the entire book has not been translated, a translated excerpt named "The Voice of Happiness" can be found in Opening the Gates: An Anthology of Arab Feminist Writing. Bittari"s book takes place during the Algerian War, War on Independence, and it introduces literature that would later be published criticizing the revolution and the outcome on polygamy and divorce.
The French are identified as being Algerian women writer supporters. Zoubeida"s book is one of the first to show that Algerian society was influenced and formed with French impact.
lieutenant was not possible to separate Algerians from their colonial past with French Algeria.
As stated earlier, Zoubeïda Bittari"s book portrays a sense of release and euphoria. By doing so, she begins her quest for greater freedom. She believes this is a release and she becomes euphoric about the situation.
