Bouhsini was born in Ouazzane and moved to Rabat and Fez to pursue her studies, then to France where she obtained her PhD degree in history from the University of Toulouse about the position of women in Moroccan writings and historiography of the Middle Ages. She joined the Organization of Popular Democratic Action which is an extension of the organization of 23 March during her University life in Fez. Later, she became a feminist militant at the Union of Feminine Action (Union de l'action feminine, UAF).[2]