Rachida Azough

(1975) studied English language and literature and social geography at the University of Amsterdam. Subsequently she worked as a translator of scripts for film production companies and as a copywriter for art institutions such as the Theater Instituut Nederland. In 2001 she became allround editor for de Volkskrant writing among others things on the multicultural society, the media, economics and art. She wrote several articles for the series 'What is leftwing?' published by Meulenhoff. She is on the board of the international filmfestival Africa in the Picture.