Alison Baker has taught East Asian Civilization and Urban Anthropology at New York University and for two years directed the School for International Training academic semester abroad program in Morocco. She currently works as an independent writer, film producer and oral historian.

"What I like about this book is the opportunity to hear Moroccan women speak about their personal lives freely—their youth; their education; their roles as women, wives, mothers; and particularly about their involvement in the resistance to French colonialism in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. Baker is an excellent guide to her subjects and she writes very well. Her comments throughout are important and insightful." —William A. Hoisington, Jr., University of Illinois at Chicago"The author has found an interesting way of inserting and managing her voice as an observer and fashioner of the narrative. The women's oral histories are engaging and give a sense of the distinct personal styles and personalities of the individual Moroccan activist women who were interviewed. She has performed an important service in collecting these oral memoirs of a transitional time in the political and social history of Morocco and the neglected role of women in these events." —Marcia K. Hermansen, San Diego State University"The immediacy, spontaneity, and openness of these oral history interviews are a testimony to the intelligence and empathy with which Alison Baker has 'listened' to the stories. Oral history is a dynamic and interactive process and the author has used the possibilities of the genre to bring us unforgettable narratives of courage and perseverence. Voices of Resistance is must reading for students of women's contribution to politics and change in Muslim societies."—Mahnaz Afkhami, Director, Sisterhood Is Global Institute and editor of Faith and Freedom: Women's Human Rights in the Muslim World

• List of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsPrefacePart I: Introduction 1. Oral History in Morocco2. Nationalism and Feminism in Moroccan History3. Colonialism, Conflict, and IndependencePart II: Nationalist Women 4. Fez and the Nationalist Women5. Malika El Fassi: Foremother of the Modern Women's Movement6. Zhor Lazraq: Fez, the Next Generation7. Rqia Lamrania and Fatima Benslimane Hassar: The Free School Movement in Salé8. Oum Keltoum El Khatib: Casablanca9. Amina Leuh and Khadija Bennouna: Nationalist Education and Politics in Tetouan Part III: Women in the Armed Resistance 10. Casablanca and the Women of the Armed Resistance11. Fatna Mansar: Casablanca12. Saadia Bouhaddou: Casablanca13. Ghalia Moujahide: Rabat14. Aicha and Mina Senhaji: Co-wives of a Resistance Leader15. Zohra Torrichi and Rabiaa Taibi: OujdaPart IV: Conclusion 16. ConclusionAppendix A: Notes on MethodologyApendix B: Chronology of Events Mentioned in the Oral HistoriesAppendix C: Glossary of Moroccan Arabic and French TermsNotesSelected BibliographyIndex