Abdesalam Bennuna


Abdesalam Bennuna was a Moroccan man of letters. He is described as the "father of Moroccan nationalism."
He cofounded al-Hurriya, an arabophone newspaper, with Abdelkhalek Torres.
He corresponded with Shakib Arslan.
Drawing inspiration from the Alliance Israélite Universelle and the school it established in Tetuan in 1862, he contacted scholars, faqīhs, and literary figures in Morocco and established the Moroccan Scientific Society on December 30, 1916.