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Place of Birth: Sfax, Sfax Governorate, Tunisia
About Majida Boulila
- Majida Boulila (12 November 1931 – 4 September 1952) was a Tunisian militant. Boulila, born Majida Baklouti, was a figure in the Tunisian national movement and a symbol of the liberation of Tunisian women. Boulila was arrested by French colonial authorities for her political activities within the Neo Destour party.
- She was detained in the TĂ©boursouk camp while she was pregnant with her second daughter.
- Near the end of her pregnancy the colonial authorities transferred her to the regional hospital of Sfax, where she died 4 September 1952 of postpartum bleeding. Today, the largest avenue of Sfax and a mixed school (formerly a girls' high school) on the street are dedicated to her.
- A club attached to the Regional Cultural Committee of the city of Sfax that bears her name works towards Tunisian women's advancement.
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