Zuhur Wanasi

Algerian writer and politician

Zuhur Wanasi (Arabic: زهور ونيسي; also written as Zhour Ouanissi and Zhor Ounissi. Was born on 1936 in Constantine, Algeria. She is a distinguished Algerian author and politician, renowned for her impactful short stories and for breaking barriers as one of the pioneering women in the Algerian government.

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  • The school cannot remain isolated from the upheavals that ripple through society.


  • The 18 months I spent there were hardly sufficient to reform the administration and address the issue of schoolbook availability.


  • I am not opposed to learning French; my objection lies with the ideological attachment to the language.


  • The abundance of political parties has not been matched by quality. Rather than having budget-draining political parties, I would prefer a more engaged and active civil society.
  • If it is not "purged of opportunists," it will no longer be worthy of the historic acronym that all Algerians hold in high regard.


  • The time for forgiveness has over now, the focus must be on the essential task of recovering the archives.


  • I regret that what is commonly called the Arab Spring did not transition into an autumn. While the conditions for revolt were present in the affected countries, the events that unfolded in the region seem to have followed very particular agendas.


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Zuhur Wanasi Biography

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