Amna Ellouh

Amna Ellouh (1926–2015) was a Moroccan writer and journalist born in Al Hoceima. Her novel Queen Khanatha, Wife of Mawla Ismail (الملكة خناثة قرينة المولى إسماعيل) is considered the first novel by a woman to be published in Arabic in the Maghreb.

Background

Her name is Amna bint Abdel Karim Al-Louh, a Moroccan writer born in 1926 in Al Hoceima. She grew up in the city of Tetouan, where she completed her primary and secondary education.

References

  1. ↑ "A century of Amna Ellouh: A Pioneer of Moroccan Women's Literature". المعرض الدولي للنشر والكتاب. Retrieved 2026-10-22.
  2. ↑ أعلام المغرب العربي الأجزاء الأربعة (in Arabic).