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| Born | Yamina Zora Belaïdi (1955-04-09) 9 April 1955 (age 69) Lille, France |
| Occupation | film director and politician |
Yamina Benguigui (born Yamina Zora Belaïdi; in Lille on 9 April 1955) is a French film director and politician of Algerian descent.
Yamina benguigui biography of alberta
She is known for her films on gender issues in the North African (both Berbers and Arabs) immigrant community in France. Through her films, Benguigui gave a voice to many from the Maghrebi population in France.
Life
Benguigui's parents were Algerian and immigrated to France from Algeria in the early 1950s.
She never discovered why her parents decided to leave Algeria, saying the subject was considered taboo. Born in Lille, Benguigui was the eldest daughter of six children and spent her childhood in northern France. Describing herself as a quiet child who grew up in the Islamic tradition, Benguigui was only 13 years o