Dear Intrepid African Wikipedians
I NEED YOUR HELP!
I have pledged to start the #100wikidays [1] challenge. My challenge is aimed at ensuring the remarkable African women that the text books, news and history books have failed to celebrate are covered on Wikipedia.
Please tell me your nominations ... Which female and African (ancient, historical and modern) innovator, leader, academic, scientist, activist, artist inspire you? Who do you think should be celebrated … (please send me more than 1)
I get started on the 1st September. Looking forward to it!!
Oh, and feel free to be part of the challenge!!
warmest Isla
[1] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimania-2015-100wikidays.pdf https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimania-2015-100wikidays.pdf
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Hello Isla
the most famous woman ever in Algeria for me was in this top 10: 1- Kahena: a Berber queen, religious and military leader. 2- Tin Hinan: Tuareg Queen of the Hoggar 3- Lalla Fatma N'Soumer: was an important figure of the Algerian resistance movement 4- Yamina Mechakra: Algerian writer 5- Houria Aïchi: Algerian Berber singer of chaoui music. 6- Ziza Massika: Women fron the Algerian revolution 8- Assia Djebar: an Algerian novelist, translator and filmmaker. 9- Soraya Haddad: is an Algerian judoka. 10- Hassiba Boulmerka: is a former Algerian middle distance athlete.
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Objet: [African Wikimedians] #100WikiDays celebrate Africa's women Challenge À: "Mailing list for African Wikimedians" african-wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org Date: Vendredi 28 août 2015, 11h52
Dear Intrepid African Wikipedians
I NEED YOUR HELP!
I have pledged to start the #100wikidays [1] challenge. My challenge is aimed at ensuring the remarkable African women that the text books, news and history books have failed to celebrate are covered on Wikipedia. Please tell me your nominations ... Which female and African (ancient, historical and modern) innovator, leader, academic, scientist, activist, artist inspire you? Who do you think should be celebrated … (please send me more than 1) I get started on the 1st September. Looking forward to it!! Oh, and feel free to be part of the challenge!! warmestIsla [1] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimania-2015-100wikidays.pdf
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this is great Reda, thanks!!
On 28 Aug 2015, at 12:29 PM, reda kherbouche vikoula5@yahoo.fr wrote:
Hello Isla
the most famous woman ever in Algeria for me was in this top 10: 1- Kahena: a Berber queen, religious and military leader. 2- Tin Hinan: Tuareg Queen of the Hoggar 3- Lalla Fatma N'Soumer: was an important figure of the Algerian resistance movement 4- Yamina Mechakra: Algerian writer 5- Houria Aïchi: Algerian Berber singer of chaoui music. 6- Ziza Massika: Women fron the Algerian revolution 8- Assia Djebar: an Algerian novelist, translator and filmmaker. 9- Soraya Haddad: is an Algerian judoka. 10- Hassiba Boulmerka: is a former Algerian middle distance athlete.
Reda Kerbouche Wikimedia Algeria User Group
En date de : Ven 28.8.15, Isla at the Africa Centre islahf@africacentre.net a écrit :
Objet: [African Wikimedians] #100WikiDays celebrate Africa's women Challenge À: "Mailing list for African Wikimedians" african-wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org Date: Vendredi 28 août 2015, 11h52
Dear Intrepid African Wikipedians
I NEED YOUR HELP!
I have pledged to start the #100wikidays [1] challenge. My challenge is aimed at ensuring the remarkable African women that the text books, news and history books have failed to celebrate are covered on Wikipedia. Please tell me your nominations ... Which female and African (ancient, historical and modern) innovator, leader, academic, scientist, activist, artist inspire you? Who do you think should be celebrated … (please send me more than 1) I get started on the 1st September. Looking forward to it!! Oh, and feel free to be part of the challenge!! warmestIsla [1] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimania-2015-100wikidays.pdf
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Hello Isla for Ghana I will nominate Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem Queen of Ashanti Kingdom and mother of Ashanti King. Dr Mary Grant a pioneer medical doctor and politician,Dr Mrs Sylvia Boys first female Registrar of the West African Examination Council,Mrs Mary Chinnery Hesse first female director of ILO and United Nations, Mrs Peace Ayisi Otchere first female director of the African Development Bank. I am currently researching so I will update this list with time. Warmest regards
On 8/28/15, Isla at the Africa Centre islahf@africacentre.net wrote:
this is great Reda, thanks!!
On 28 Aug 2015, at 12:29 PM, reda kherbouche vikoula5@yahoo.fr wrote:
Hello Isla
the most famous woman ever in Algeria for me was in this top 10: 1- Kahena: a Berber queen, religious and military leader. 2- Tin Hinan: Tuareg Queen of the Hoggar 3- Lalla Fatma N'Soumer: was an important figure of the Algerian resistance movement 4- Yamina Mechakra: Algerian writer 5- Houria Aïchi: Algerian Berber singer of chaoui music. 6- Ziza Massika: Women fron the Algerian revolution 8- Assia Djebar: an Algerian novelist, translator and filmmaker. 9- Soraya Haddad: is an Algerian judoka. 10- Hassiba Boulmerka: is a former Algerian middle distance athlete.
Reda Kerbouche Wikimedia Algeria User Group
En date de : Ven 28.8.15, Isla at the Africa Centre islahf@africacentre.net a écrit :
Objet: [African Wikimedians] #100WikiDays celebrate Africa's women Challenge À: "Mailing list for African Wikimedians" african-wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org Date: Vendredi 28 août 2015, 11h52
Dear Intrepid African Wikipedians
I NEED YOUR HELP!
I have pledged to start the #100wikidays [1] challenge. My challenge is aimed at ensuring the remarkable African women that the text books, news and history books have failed to celebrate are covered on Wikipedia. Please tell me your nominations ... Which female and African (ancient, historical and modern) innovator, leader, academic, scientist, activist, artist inspire you? Who do you think should be celebrated … (please send me more than 1) I get started on the 1st September. Looking forward to it!! Oh, and feel free to be part of the challenge!! warmestIsla [1] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimania-2015-100wikidays.pdf
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Oh, and women designers, fashionistas or cultural fashion icons are also included … gotta support @Wiki Loves Africa!!!
On 28 Aug 2015, at 12:30 PM, Isla at the Africa Centre islahf@africacentre.net wrote:
this is great Reda, thanks!!
On 28 Aug 2015, at 12:29 PM, reda kherbouche vikoula5@yahoo.fr wrote:
Hello Isla
the most famous woman ever in Algeria for me was in this top 10: 1- Kahena: a Berber queen, religious and military leader. 2- Tin Hinan: Tuareg Queen of the Hoggar 3- Lalla Fatma N'Soumer: was an important figure of the Algerian resistance movement 4- Yamina Mechakra: Algerian writer 5- Houria Aïchi: Algerian Berber singer of chaoui music. 6- Ziza Massika: Women fron the Algerian revolution 8- Assia Djebar: an Algerian novelist, translator and filmmaker. 9- Soraya Haddad: is an Algerian judoka. 10- Hassiba Boulmerka: is a former Algerian middle distance athlete.
Reda Kerbouche Wikimedia Algeria User Group
En date de : Ven 28.8.15, Isla at the Africa Centre islahf@africacentre.net a écrit :
Objet: [African Wikimedians] #100WikiDays celebrate Africa's women Challenge À: "Mailing list for African Wikimedians" african-wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org Date: Vendredi 28 août 2015, 11h52
Dear Intrepid African Wikipedians
I NEED YOUR HELP!
I have pledged to start the #100wikidays [1] challenge. My challenge is aimed at ensuring the remarkable African women that the text books, news and history books have failed to celebrate are covered on Wikipedia. Please tell me your nominations ... Which female and African (ancient, historical and modern) innovator, leader, academic, scientist, activist, artist inspire you? Who do you think should be celebrated … (please send me more than 1) I get started on the 1st September. Looking forward to it!! Oh, and feel free to be part of the challenge!! warmestIsla [1] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimania-2015-100wikidays.pdf
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Hello Other Women from Africa by contry
Tunisian
1- Lella Manoubia - is a Tunisian holy woman 2- Aziza Othmana - Tunisian Princess 3- Tawhida Ben Cheikh - the first woman in North Africa to become a physician. 4- Hanaa Ben Abdesslem - Tunisian model. 5- Nadia Khiari - a Tunisian painter.
Other Algerian
1- Baya - Algerian painter 2- Ahlam Mosteghanemi - Algerian writer 3- Khadija Benguenna - Algerian journalist. 4- Mériem Bouatoura -
Morocco
1- Majida Khattari - Moroccan designers 2- Touria Chaoui - the first Moroccan woman to have been a pilot.
Mali
1- Bako Dagnon - Malian griot singer 2- Aoua Kéita - Malian independence activist 3- Aminata Dramane Traoré - Malian author, politician, and political activist.
Egypt
1- Helena of Egypt - Egyptian painter 2- Samia Gamal - Egyptian belly dancer and film actress. 3- Israa Abdel Fattah - Egyptian internet activist and blogger. 4- Farida of Egypt - queen of Egypt 5- Narriman Sadek - queen of Egypt 6- Out-el-Kouloub - Egyptian woman of letters.
Angola
1- Ana Clara Guerra Marques - Angolan professional dancer. 2- Ana Paula Ribeiro Tavares - Angolan poetess. 3- Maria Mambo Café - Angolan politician. 4- Whitney Shikongo - Angolan model.
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Thank you Reda, this is great!!
Excuse the brevity, sent from my iPhone.
On 29 Aug 2015, at 00:58, reda kherbouche vikoula5@yahoo.fr wrote:
Hello Other Women from Africa by contry
Tunisian
1- Lella Manoubia - is a Tunisian holy woman 2- Aziza Othmana - Tunisian Princess 3- Tawhida Ben Cheikh - the first woman in North Africa to become a physician. 4- Hanaa Ben Abdesslem - Tunisian model. 5- Nadia Khiari - a Tunisian painter.
Other Algerian
1- Baya - Algerian painter 2- Ahlam Mosteghanemi - Algerian writer 3- Khadija Benguenna - Algerian journalist. 4- Mériem Bouatoura -
Morocco
1- Majida Khattari - Moroccan designers 2- Touria Chaoui - the first Moroccan woman to have been a pilot.
Mali
1- Bako Dagnon - Malian griot singer 2- Aoua Kéita - Malian independence activist 3- Aminata Dramane Traoré - Malian author, politician, and political activist.
Egypt
1- Helena of Egypt - Egyptian painter 2- Samia Gamal - Egyptian belly dancer and film actress. 3- Israa Abdel Fattah - Egyptian internet activist and blogger. 4- Farida of Egypt - queen of Egypt 5- Narriman Sadek - queen of Egypt 6- Out-el-Kouloub - Egyptian woman of letters.
Angola
1- Ana Clara Guerra Marques - Angolan professional dancer. 2- Ana Paula Ribeiro Tavares - Angolan poetess. 3- Maria Mambo Café - Angolan politician. 4- Whitney Shikongo - Angolan model.
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For the hackathon ArtandFeminism2015 I had a look at women artists and designers from Africa (reviewing in particular some book to check if they are on Wikipedia) here you find the lists I made https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Lugano/ArtandFeminism2015/Afr...
very few have articles and often the articles are really poor. thanks for the work! iolanda
Il giorno 28/ago/2015, alle ore 11:52, Isla at the Africa Centre islahf@africacentre.net ha scritto:
Dear Intrepid African Wikipedians
I NEED YOUR HELP!
I have pledged to start the #100wikidays [1] challenge. My challenge is aimed at ensuring the remarkable African women that the text books, news and history books have failed to celebrate are covered on Wikipedia.
Please tell me your nominations ... Which female and African (ancient, historical and modern) innovator, leader, academic, scientist, activist, artist inspire you? Who do you think should be celebrated … (please send me more than 1)
I get started on the 1st September. Looking forward to it!!
Oh, and feel free to be part of the challenge!!
warmest Isla
[1] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimania-2015-100wikidays.pdf
skype: islahaddow twitter: @wikiafrica /@havingaflood get started: wikiafrica.net/toolkits en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Islahaddow
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It's the 1st day of Isla's challenge, so here are my nominations (and there are probably more than 100, so anyone else feel free to dive in!). Take a look at any of the awards listed on pages such as https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:South_African_literary_awards - there are numerous female authors that don't have articles.
Here are the ones I could find that have country lists: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:South_African_literary_awards https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Botswana_literary_awards https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Egyptian_literary_awards https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Kenyan_literary_awards https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Moroccan_literary_awards https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Nigerian_literary_awards
There are also broader categories such as https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:African_literary_awards
Happy writing!
On 28/08/2015 11:52, Isla at the Africa Centre wrote:
Dear Intrepid African Wikipedians
I NEED YOUR HELP!
I have pledged to start the #100wikidays [1] challenge. My challenge is aimed at ensuring the remarkable African women that the text books, news and history books have failed to celebrate are covered on Wikipedia.
Please tell me your nominations ... Which female and African (ancient, historical and modern) innovator, leader, academic, scientist, activist, artist inspire you? Who do you think should be celebrated … (please send me more than 1)
I get started on the 1st September. Looking forward to it!!
Oh, and feel free to be part of the challenge!!
warmest Isla
[1] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimania-2015-100wikidays.pdf
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