Yamina Bachir (born 1954), screenwriter, film director Samira Bellil (1972–2004), Algerian-born French feminist, author of the autobiographical [[Dans l'enfer des tournantes Nassira Belloula (born 1961), feminist journalist, novelist, poet, writing in French Myriam Ben (1928–2001), activist, novelist, poet, and painter. Latifa Ben Mansour (born 1950), novelist, playwright, short story writer, linguist Nouria Benghabrit-Remaoun (born 1952), sociologist, politician, non-fiction writer Khadija Benguenna (born 1965), journalist, Al Jazeera television presenter Berthe Bénichou-Aboulker (1888–1942), first Jewish woman to be published in Algeria Maïssa Bey (born 1950), educator, short story writer, novelist