Fouzia Rhissassi

Fouzia Rhissassi (Arabic: فوزية رساسي‎‎) was born in Fes, Morocco on April 15, 1947. She is professor of social sciences at the faculty of arts at Ibn Tofail University in Kenitra, Morocco. Currently she holds a position of the UNESCO Chair on Women Rights.
With her work in women’s studies and peace for/in the Arab world, Prof. Rhissassi has written numerous publications: co-director of Pulpit UNESCO "The Woman and Her Rights" with Abderrazak Moulayrohid in 2004, "Moroccan Women Writers of Arabic Expression", and Gender Studies: "core educational concepts, values and operations for ensuring sustainable societies; the case of Morocco". In addition to writing numerous publications she has also participated in several events as either a speaker or delegate with regards to her expertise.

Career and achievements

Prof. Rhissassi has been teaching since 1974. She supervised numerous B.A, M.A and Ph.D theses throughout her career.

Publications

• La citoyenneté féminine au Maroc (“Women and citizenship in Morocco”)
• Le discours sur la femme, Fouzia Rhissassi (ed.), Rabat, 1998
• Images de femmes: regards de société, (with Khadija Amiti), 2004
• Femmes et etat de droit: actes du Colloque International organisé les 19 et 20 Avril 2002 à la Faculté de Droit Souissi, Rabat - Maroc. (with Abderrazak Moulay Rachid)
• A textual study of Thomas Hardy's Life's little ironies, Faculté des lettres et des sciences humaines, Université Mohammed V, Rabat, 1994
• Stéréotypie, images et représentations des femmes en milieu rural et/ou urbain (with Leila Messaoudi), Fennec, 2008.
• Les cahiers du genre (with Isabelle Jacquet). Éditions le fennec, 2007.

• "صورة المرأة ونظرة المجتمع: regards de sociщtщ - Google Livres". Books.google.co.ma. Retrieved 2015-02-28. 
• "Femmes et etat de droit: actes du Colloque International organisé les 19 et ... - Fouzia Rhissassi, Abderrazak Moulayrchid - Google Livres". Books.google.co.ma. Retrieved 2015-02-28. 
• "A textual study of Thomas Hardy's Life's little ironies - Fouzia Rhissassi - Google Livres". Books.google.co.ma. Retrieved 2015-02-28. 
• "Stéréotypie, images et représentations des femmes en milieu rural et/ou urbain - Leďla Messaoudi, Fouzia Rhissassi - Google Livres". Books.google.co.ma. Retrieved 2015-02-28. 
• "دفاتر النوع: ادوات بيداغوجية - Isabelle Jacquet, Fouzia Rhissassi - Google Livres". Books.google.co.ma. Retrieved 2015-02-28. 

Awards and honors

• Award 2006 in the category of Human Rights (the award is given annually to prominent Moroccan women for their achievements)
• The Wissam of the Alouite Throne, 1993
• The title of the chevalier de l’ordre de la Couronne by his Majesty King Albert II, 2004, Belgium
• Gold Leaf of the embassy of Canada in Morocco, 2007

• "Lesieur Cristal" (in French). Lesieur-cristal.ma. Retrieved 2015-02-28. 
• ^ "Femmes, droit de la famille et systeme judiciaire en Algerie, au Maroc et en Tunisie" (PDF). Unesdoc.unesco.org. Retrieved 2015-02-28.