Salima Ziani
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Born
1994 (age 31–32)
Salima Ziani
1994 (age 31–32)
Afzar, Al-Hoceima, Morocco
DisappearedAl-Hoceima, Morocco
OthernamesSilya Ziani
AlmamaterMohammed First University
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| Born | Salima Ziani 1994 (age 31–32) Afzar, Al-Hoceima, Morocco |
| Disappeared | Al-Hoceima, Morocco |
| Other names | Silya Ziani |
| Alma mater | Mohammed First University |
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| Known for | Hirak Rif Movement |
| Relatives | Massinissa of the Rif (cousin) |
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Salima Ziani (Tifinagh: ⵙⴰⵍⵉⵎⴰ, Arabic: سليمة الزياني; born in 1994) also known as Silya is a Moroccan singer-songwriter, human rights activist, feminist, and ex-political prisoner.[1][2][3] She was born and grew up in the Afzar neighborhood of Al Hoceima.[4] She later moved to Imzouren, in the Rif Region, where she's originally from.[5] She is the youngest of six siblings: four sisters and two brothers.[4]
She enrolled at Mohammed First University in Oujda, majoring in Amazigh studies.[5]