Djoher Amhis-Ouksel

Born in Aït Yenni in 1928, Amhis-Ouksel attended teaching school in Miliana before becoming a teacher in Thénia and Médéa. She briefly served as inspector of national education before her return to teaching in Algiers.

In 1983, Amhis-Ouksel began a series of works covering the novels of Mouloud Mammeri, Mohammed Dib, Mouloud Feraoun, Malek Ouary [fr], Taos Amrouche,^[3] Abdelhamid ben Hadouga, Tahar Djaout, Assia Djebar, and Kateb Yacine.^[4] Most of these books were published by Casbah éditions.^[5] For her work covering Algeria's literary heritage, she received the Prix Mahfoud-Boucebci in 2012^[6] and the Prix de la fondation Nedjma in 2013.^[7] In 2016, a documentary titled Djoher Amhis, une femme d'exception was released, which covered her exceptional contributions to Algerian literature and was directed by M'hamed Amrouche.^[8] She wrote her autobiography, Le Chant de la sitelle, in 2012.^[9]

Amhis-Ouksel died in Algiers on 5 June 2025.^[10]

• Le Prix de l'honneur. Une lecture de " Le Grain dans la meule" de Malek Ouary (2007)
• D'une rive à l'autre. Une lecture de "La Terre et le Sang" et "Les Chemins qui montent" de Mouloud Feraoun (2009)
• Taâssast. Une lecture de "La Colline oubliée" de Mouloud Mammeri (2011)^[11]
• La Voie des ancêtres. Une lecture de "Sommeil du Juste" de Mouloud Mammeri (2012)
• Dar Sbitar. Une lecture de "La Grande Maison" de Mohammed Dib (2012)
• Le Chant de la sitelle (2012)
• L'Exil et la Mémoire. Une lecture des romans de Taos Amrouche (2013)
• Benhadouga, la vérité, le rêve, l'espérance (2013)
• Tahar Djaout, ce tisseur de lumière (2013)
• Mimouni, l'écrivain témoin et conscience (2015)
• Assia Djebar, une figure de l'aube (2016)