Zohra Drif

thumb|Zohra Drif in 1957 Zohra Drif Bitat (Arabic: زهرة ظريف بيطاط, born 28 December 1934) is a retired Algerian lawyer, moudjahid (a militant of the Algerian War of Independence), and the vice-president of the Council of the Nation, the upper house of the Algerian Parliament. Quotes When negotiations between the Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic and the French government began, I was imprisoned in Pau, in the southern region of France. I had been there for almost six years, cut off from the events of the war. During this time in prison, we remained committed to demanding our rights, including the right to be informed. As prisoners, we fought for access to newspapers, staging several hunger strikes, some lasting quite long. By late 1961, we had finally won the right to receive newspapers—though they were, of course, French publications. This meant that when the negotiations started, we were kept informed through the French press. Drif Bitat, in response to the question: "Towards the end of the Battle of Algiers in 1957, you were arrested and remained imprisoned for the rest of the war. I'd like to know if, during the period from 1960 to 1962, you and other Algerian political figures in prison were aware of the negotiations happening in Evian? Were you able to communicate with the negotiators in any way? At the time, did you believe that de Gaulle would agree to Algerian independence across the entire territory, including the Sahara?" It is essential that the Palestinians avoid internal struggles for power after the end of the war. They must put aside personal ambitions and form a coalition without ulterior political motives. They must build a Palestine where women and men live together with the aim of sustaining a prosperous country that unites all of its children—no matter their political beliefs. Women are complete citizens, with the same duties and rights as men, including the same obligation to contribute to our development. In the past, rebellions had been regionally circumscribed. Across the country’ was massive, It helped convince the Algerian people that at long last their moment had arrived, and the struggle for independence was engaged. External links Zohra Drif calls for a major national debate Category:Women politicians in Algeria Category:Revolutionaries Category:Lawyers from Algeria Category:Women in law Category:1934 births Category:Living people Category:Women born in the 1930s