They lead an awareness campaign on social networks

Algerian actresses: united to combat violence against women

Actresses took an icon that went viral on the Internet.

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The uproar caused by the murders of women in Algeria, finally, prompted a group of actresses to launch an awareness campaign on social networks to combat violence against women, in an initiative that was accompanied by controversy since its inception.

"We, the Algerian actresses, are united against the phenomenon of killing women, and against all forms of violence committed against them. We call on everyone to unite and show solidarity to stop this violence," it said in an appeal published by the initiative's owners on October 15th.

The actresses took an iconic photo that went viral on the Internet.

In it, more than 20 actresses of different generations, including the Algerian screen lady Bahia Rashdi, and the rising star Suhaila Moallem, appear in black clothes and hold each other's hands, grieving 41 women who have been victims of murders since the beginning of the year, according to the website "No to killing women" .

In 2019, Algeria officially recorded 75 murders of women.

But the actual number is much higher, according to the owners of the website concerned with monitoring violence against women, Nariman Mawasi and Wiam Urs.

In the absence of a response from the authorities and in the face of this danger, actresses use their fame to attract public attention.

Actress Salima Abada explained to "Agence France-Presse" that "this campaign targets everyone, men and women, and does not aim to criminalize Algerian men, but rather at everyone's responsibility."

Obada emphasized that the campaign is positive, despite some "misunderstandings" that it caused: "There is debate, anger and boredom, at least we have achieved this!"

The group of actresses plans to broadcast an awareness video at a later stage.

No excuse for rapists

The launch of the initiative was accompanied by a controversy sparked by a video clip of another actress participating in the campaign, Mounia Ben Fogoul, as the actress presenting a program on a private TV channel published the video on Instagram commenting on a brutal murder in which Shaimaa (19 years old) died After being beaten, raped, and burned alive near Algiers.

In the video, Mounia Ben Fegoul criticizes the men who justified her murderer.

“The rapists have no excuse,” she added, in an angry tone.

That was rape!

She was not okay! ”

With the announcement of her opposition to the death penalty, the actress called for corporal punishment of those convicted of sexual crimes.

Direct words were used to denounce street harassment, and she called for educating children and making them aware of the phenomenon.

She indicated the necessity of "not raising children on taboos", in order to break the barrier of silence, stressing the necessity "to give young people a good example", by talking about these issues.

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As for the singer Amal Zan, who showed support on social media for "Monia in these difficult moments", she considered that this controversy "proves the extent of the disease of our society."

The killing of Shaima at the beginning of this October and then the discovery of three other bodies of women, sparked a state of mobilization among public opinion on the Internet and in the street.

In the absence of official statistics on violence against women in Algeria, the number of complaints registered in 2019 rose to more than 7,000, according to figures from the General Directorate of National Security.

A similar trend is recorded in Morocco and Tunisia, as the campaigns #Masktach (I will not be silent) and # Anazadeh (Me too) have given in recent months ample space for women to express their opinions and their suffering in this field, with the publication of thousands of testimonies from women who did not reveal their identities on social networks, In a first step towards a legal path, according to the associations.

painful truth

Actress Mounia Ben Fogoul's video caused a torrent of controversy on social networks.

Abdullah bin Adouda, the broadcaster of Radio Corona, which broadcasts on the Internet, commented: “She did not say anything new.

She confirmed what we already know, that taboos in Algerian society are at the root of silence about rape, incest and child rape.

The truth alone is painful ».

Algerian screen lady, Bahia Rachdi, and emerging artists are taking part in the initiative.

Salima worship:

"The campaign targets everyone, men and women, and does not aim to criminalize Algerian men. Rather, it aims for everyone to assume their responsibility."

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