Her mother, however, remained a Muslim, but her siblings are Christians. This clearly states that Malika Oufkir remained Muslim despite performing Christian prayers when trying to escape, but later she fully embraced Christianity. She and her siblings are converts from Islam to Catholicism, and she writes in her book, "Stolen Lives": "we had rejected Islam, which had brought us nothing good, and opted for Catholicism instead." In the introduction of Malika Oufkir's book "Stolen Lives", the coauthor Michèle Fitoussi writes :"Even though they were so many differences between us, of background, social circles, children, profession and even religion – to me she's a Muslim and I am a Jew – we belong to the same generation.". Malika Oufkir's life has inspired many to advocate for the rights of political prisoners. On July 16, 1996, at the age of 43, Malika Oufkir emigrated to Paris accompanied by her brother Raouf and her sister Soukaina.
In 1991 they were among nine political prisoners to be released. After escaping, they were released into house arrest in 1987. Then General Oufkir's entire family was sent to a secret prison in the Sahara desert where they suffered harsh conditions for a total of 15 years. Malika Oufkir and her family were initially confined to house arrest in the south of Morocco from 1973 to 1977. But after attempting to assassinate the King and Moroccan delegation returning from France on a Boeing 727 jet in a coup d'état in 1972, General Oufkir was arrested and then executed. He was very trusted by King Hassan II (and the most powerful figure in Morocco after the King) during the 1960s and early 1970s in Morocco.
General Mohamed Oufkir was the interior minister, minister of defense and the chief of the armed forces. Her siblings are Abdellatif, Myriam (Mimi), Maria, Soukaina and Raouf. Malika Oufkir is the eldest daughter of Mohamed Oufkir and she is a Berber Christian.
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