Source: Saïda Menebhi Poèmes de Prison & Moroccan Human Rights Archives
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Saïda Menebhi 🇲🇦

سعيدة المنبهي (Known as "Saïda Menebhi")
Poet, Marxist-Leninist Activist, Feminist, Hunger Strike Martyr
Born Sep 01, 1952 🇲🇦 Marrakech, Morocco
Passed Away Dec 11, 1977 Casablanca, Morocco
Lifespan 25 years old
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Moroccan high school literature teacher, feminist poet, and activist in the revolutionary Marxist-Leninist organization Ila al-Amam, who died tragically at age 25 after a 34-day hunger strike in Casablanca prison.

Biographical Record

Saïda Menebhi was born in Marrakech and studied English literature at Mohammed V University in Rabat. A committed feminist and member of the underground movement Ila al-Amam, she fought for workers' rights, women's liberation, and freedom of expression during the Years of Lead.

Arrested in January 1976 and sentenced to five years in prison during the mass Casablanca trial of 1977, she and her comrades launched an indefinite hunger strike demanding political prisoner status and humane treatment. After 34 days without food, she died on December 11, 1977, leaving behind poignant prison poems published posthumously that made her a global icon of civil courage.

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Final Resting Place

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Bab Doukkala Cemetery
Marrakech, Morocco
GPS: 31.6366, -7.9996
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