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Nesrine Slaoui, born in Fez, Morocco, is a journalist and graduate of Sciences Po. Her book Illégitimes, published in January 2021, tells the story of her upward social mobility.

Biography
Nesrine Slaoui was born in Fez, Morocco, and came to France at the age of three. She grew up in a working-class district of Apt in the Vaucluse . Her mother worked as a cleaning lady, her father as a bricklayer. Her mother wanted to "offer the best chances" to her daughter, who was an excellent pupil and knew from the very first year of secondary school, when two teenagers were electrocuted after a chase with the police in Clichy-sous-Bois

, that she wanted to become a TV journalist. She was the first in her family to obtain her baccalauréat (ES) in 2012 . She enrolled in a preparatory class in political science at the Lycée Saint-Joseph d'Avignon, then went on to study for a bachelor's degree at the Institut d'études politiques de Grenoble and finally a master's degree at the Institut d'études politiques in Paris; according to what one of her classmates told her, it was "because she's a rebeu (=arab) woman and she's pretty ". She went on to explain that "no diploma can erase [her] foreign and social origins ". She graduated in journalism from Sciences-Po Paris in 2018.

Career
She has published on and worked for Bondy Blog, RMC , , LCI, I-télé, Cnews, France Télévisions and Loopsider.

In May 2019, after communicating on RMC about the place of women in sport, she was the victim of cyberharassment,.

Her interview for the online media Brut in June 2019 garnered 180,000 views on YouTube in 6 months, .. She explains: "I set the record straight, to say that children from immigrant backgrounds don't benefit from the system, and that my parents are just hard-working people who financed their daughter's education. ".

On April 21, 2022, together with Kerch Kotan (founder of Rapelite media), she interviews outgoing President Emmanuel Macron at the request of the latter's communications teams. The interview, which revolved around the themes of Islamophobia, police violence, gender-based violence and the impoverishment of young people, was published the following day (i.e., the day before the second round of the presidential election) at 6 p.m. on Booska-P's YouTube channel, ..

Ties with Morocco
On August 2, 2019, the opposition newspaper Telquel mentions Nesrine Slaoui's participation in the Throne Festival on July 30, 2019 .. To Telquel journalist Yassine Majdi's question, "Don't you find it ironic that you've been able to walk through the palace gates while your colleagues in Morocco have never done so?", Nesrine Slaoui replies, "I feel like saying that accessing the Elysée Palace at the moment is just as difficult. And of course, as a journalist, I kept a certain distance from the celebrations. But that day, I didn't identify myself as a journalist, but as a simple Moroccan " ..

On February 14, 2020, Nesrine Slaoui was invited to speak in Morocco by the Conseil de la communauté marocaine à l'étranger on the theme of "Young immigrants must appropriate social networks to change the negative image of Morocco ".

In December 2020, she produced and hosted a video for the Loopsider media devoted to the tenth anniversary of the Arab Spring ..

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Commitment

Nesrine Slaoui is a French social activist, known for her commitment against Arab Fishing and her involvement in denouncing educational inequalities in France. Arab Fishing is a discriminatory practice aimed at targeting individuals of Arab origin on online platforms. This incisive struggle aims to raise awareness and combat the negative stereotypes and prejudices that emerge through this form of harassment.

Her work sheds light on persistent educational inequalities in France, highlighting the injustice of inequality of opportunity in the education system. Through her in-depth investigations and actions, Nesrine Slaoui actively contributes to the debate on the reforms needed to ensure equitable education for all citizens.

Nesrine Slaoui also tackles the issue of the word "beurette" in a hard-hitting editorial on Loopsider [archive ]. She analyzes the connotations and stereotypes associated with this term, highlighting the social and cultural issues linked to its use. Her editorial sheds critical light on the need to deconstruct prejudice and promote inclusive language.

More recently, Nesrine Slaoui has launched an engaging "Legitimate" podcast [archive ] tackling a variety of societal issues. Through her episodes, she explores themes such as diversity, inclusion and contemporary issues, helping to broaden public understanding of crucial questions of our time. Nesrine Slaoui continues to play a major role in public debate in France, combining in-depth research with activism to promote equality and social justice.

Illégitimes
She recounts her journey and shares her thoughts on social class and being a child of immigrants in Illégitimes, written during the first confinement she experienced at her parents' home, published by Fayard in 2021 , , , ,.

Seule
In January 2023, she published Seule, a novel about the racist and sexist violence experienced by North African women,.