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Nabila Djahnine,  Amazigh activist and president of the association Tighri n tmetouth ( Woman cries) graduate of the Institute of Architecture of the University of Tizi Ouzou, was killed Feb. 15, 1995.

Nabila Djahnine (1968, Bejaia, Kabylia ) is a feminist, writer and filmmaker whose main focus is documentary cinema and its potent role in reconstructing identity and society. Committed to an accurate portrayal of Algerian realities through daring multi-layered explorations of painful histories and their contemporary consequences, her documentaries include Safia, une histoire de femme (2011) about the struggle against domestic violence, Avant de franchir la ligne d'horizon (2010) on continuing activism, Autrement Citoyens (2008) on engaged civil society, Retour à la montagne (2010) examining rural challenges and sustainable development, and Lettre à ma soeur (2006) questioning the use of violence as the solution to social conflict and difference. Djahnine’s voice is both poetic and political. It reveals hidden stories, provides subtle insight into often controversial issues, and critically evaluates responses to them. Refusing an adversarial approach, her films promote a pluralist society in which difference is celebrated and diversity is viewed as an asset.