Safia El Aaddam
Safia El Aaddam is a writer, philologist, and expert in mental health, gender, and psychological interventions with immigrants, socially excluded groups, and minorities. An anti-racist activist for the rights of immigrant children and childhood, she has promoted campaigns with a significant social impact. Recognised by Generación Next as one of the most influential women of her generation, she is the author of the novel Hija de inmigrantes [Daughter of Immigrants] and the essay España, ¿racista? Una historia muy actual sobre las raíces del odio y nuestro pasado colonial [Spain, Racist? A Very Current History about the Roots of Hate and Our Colonial Past]. Her works explore memory, transgenerational grief, institutional racismand its consequences. She has participated in international conferences and conventions in the United States, Brussels, and Colombia.
