Lamalif

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Lamalif
EditorJean Gourmelin, Abdallah Laroui, Paul Pascon
CategoriesPolitical magazine and cultural magazine
FrequencyMonthly
PublisherLoghlam Presse
11, Rue Malherbe
Casablanca, Morocco
First issue1966
Final issue1988
CountryMorocco
LanguageFrench
Website[1]

Lamalif was a monthly Moroccan political and cultural magazine published in French between 1966 and 1988.[1]

History and profile

Lamalif was launched in 1966 by

Union Socialiste des Forces Populaires) by the monarchy, Lamalif was a form of challenge. "The goal in this tragic situation was not to lose hope, to build an alternative," explained the founders. Zakya Daoud also served as the editor-in-chief of the monthly during its publication until 1988.[2]

Throughout its 22 years existence, Lamalif was characterised by its intellectual rigour and radical

Moroccan cinema
in the 1970s.

Lamalif was however never exclusionary and it soon established a wide and diverse readership. Ironically it was this success that led to the publications ultimate demise. Its popularity and outspoken stance soon attracted the ire of the authorities and it did not take long before Daoud was "regarded as Public Enemy." After years of threats, censorship and seizures, Lamalif was finally forced to shut down in 1988.[3][4]

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 978-0-230-62259-3
    .
  2. ISBN 978-0-7391-3125-1
    .
  3. ^
    ISBN 978-0-19-534698-5
    .
  4. JSTOR 20069820
    .

External links
  • Zakya Daoud, Les Années Lamalif, Tarik Editions, 2007
  • Laila Lalami, "The Lamalif Years", 15 February 2007
  • Abdeslam Kadiri, "Portrait. Les mille vies de Zakya Daoud", TelQuel, 2005.
  • "An interview with Zakia Daoud", APN, 9 March 2007
  • "Rétrospectivee : Il était une fois la presse", TelQuel
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