Mimi Hafida

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1965|8|26}}

| birth_place = Batna, Algeria

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| nationality = Algerian

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| occupation = Journalist

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| notable_works = Tales of the Aures

| awards = Prix Mohammed Dib

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Mimi Hafida (born 26 August 1965, Batna, Algeria) is an Algerian poet, journalist and visual artist.{{Cite web |title=Hafida Mimi |url=https://africabokutalent.org/directory/talent/hafida-mimi/ |access-date=2025-05-09 |website=Africa Boku Talent |language=en-US}}

Career and Artistry

She received the 2010 Prix Mohammed Dib in Arabic{{Cite web |title=Award Name: Prix Mohammed Dib |url=https://www.indiana.edu/~libsalc/africa/scripts/awards1.php?award=212 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205184633/https://www.indiana.edu/~libsalc/africa/scripts/awards1.php?award=212 |archive-date=5 February 2018 |access-date=5 February 2018 |website=African Book Awards Database |publisher=Indiana University}}{{Cite news |date=14 May 2011 |title=Mohamed Dib literary prize awarded to three writers |work=Algeria Press Service |via=ProQuest |id={{ProQuest|866505860}}}} for her collection, "Tales of the Aures."[https://www.scribd.com/document/298296101/1936-em07022016-pdf 28 Rabie El Thani 1437 – Dimanche 7 Février 2016 – N°15665 – Nouvelle série – www.elmoudjahid.com], {{ISSN|1111-0287}}

"Tales of the Aures" is a collection of stories, all related to concerns of children and in particular, their suffering.{{Cite web |last=Houadef |first=Mohamed |date=20 October 2010 |title=Portrait: Hafida Mimi, l'artiste aux dons multiples |url=http://www.lesoirdalgerie.com/articles/2010/10/20/article.php?sid=107611&cid=16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150124014347/http://www.lesoirdalgerie.com/articles/2010/10/20/article.php?sid=107611&cid=16 |archive-date=24 January 2015 |access-date=21 November 2016 |website=Le Soir d'Algérie |publisher= |language=fr}} Hafida has also been a journalist broadcasting on Radio Aurès(fr) in Batna. Hafida is also known as a sculptor, particularly for her work using Safety pins. Her most well known work is an assemblage of safety pins creating a woman.{{Cite web |title=Hafida Mimi |url=http://www.2013.feminalgerie-creation.org/participantes/hafida-mimi.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702093941/http://www.2013.feminalgerie-creation.org/participantes/hafida-mimi.html#.XRsmZy3P32c |archive-date=2 July 2019 |access-date=12 November 2016 |website=National Festival of Women Creating Algeria |language=fr}}