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Early Life and Feminism

Notable among Ghanmi's earlier feminist initiatives includes her co-founding of a women's club in 1979 at the Tahar al-Haddad Cultural Center in Tunis, named "Club d’Etude de la Condition de la Femme at the Club Tahar Haddad" (The Tahar Haddad Club for the Study of Women’s Condition). Ghanmi and other members of the club sought to create a democratic space for Tunisian women to engage with anti-imperialist and feminist thinking^[1] while also building solidarity with other civic causes, such as Palestinian and Maghrebi women's advocacy.^[2] Within the club, Ghanmi was a part of the focus group dedicated to discourse regarding "Women and the Family," including issues of sexuality.^[3] She stopped attending club meetings at the Cultural Center by 1982 amid waves of internal conflicts among over its methodology.

In the wake of events of mass unrest in the early 1980s such as the Sabra and Shatila Massacre and Israel's invasion of Lebanon, Ghanmi became involved with an early iteration of the Association tunisienne des femmes démocrates.^[4]

In addition to her feminist activism, Ghanmi is trained in medicine.^[5]

References

^ Dwyer, Kevin (2006). "Organizing for the Rights of Women: Tunisian Voices". Arab Society, Class, Gender, Power, and Development (3rd ed.). Cairo: American University in Cairo Press. pp. 480–482. ISBN 9774244044.
^ Labidi, Laila (2007). "The Nature of Transnational Alliances in Women's Associations in the Maghreb: The Case of AFTURD and ATFD in Tunisia". Journal of Middle East Women’s Studies. 3 (1): 19–20 – via JSTOR.
^ Dwyer, Kevin (2006). "Organizing for the Rights of Women: Tunisian Voices". Arab Society, Class, Gender, Power, and Development (3rd ed.). Cairo: American University in Cairo Press. p. 483. ISBN 9774244044.
^ Rice, Laura (Accessed October 27, 2023.). "Ghanmi, Azza". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved October 27, 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ Dwyer, Kevin (2006). "Organizing for the Rights of Women: Tunisian Voices". Arab Society, Class, Gender, Power, and Development (3rd ed.). Cairo: American University in Cairo Press. p. 480. ISBN 9774244044.

[1] Dwyer, Kevin (2006). "Organizing for the Rights of Women: Tunisian Voices". Arab Society, Class, Gender, Power, and Development (3rd ed.). Cairo: American University in Cairo Press. pp. 480–482. ISBN 9774244044.

[2] Labidi, Laila (2007). "The Nature of Transnational Alliances in Women's Associations in the Maghreb: The Case of AFTURD and ATFD in Tunisia". Journal of Middle East Women’s Studies. 3 (1): 19–20 – via JSTOR.

[3] Dwyer, Kevin (2006). "Organizing for the Rights of Women: Tunisian Voices". Arab Society, Class, Gender, Power, and Development (3rd ed.). Cairo: American University in Cairo Press. p. 483. ISBN 9774244044.

[4] Rice, Laura (Accessed October 27, 2023.). "Ghanmi, Azza". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved October 27, 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[5] Dwyer, Kevin (2006). "Organizing for the Rights of Women: Tunisian Voices". Arab Society, Class, Gender, Power, and Development (3rd ed.). Cairo: American University in Cairo Press. p. 480. ISBN 9774244044.

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