“Tarikhna Hna” is a participatory, feminist, queer, open-source archive led by the Tanit Feminist Research Platform. It focuses on exploring issues related to sexual orientations, identities, and gender expressions in Morocco. Since its establishment in 2020, the archive has documented over 200 materials spanning fields such as politics, art, popular culture, and media. “Tarikhna Hna” is supported and collaborated on by Nassawiyat Collective, which contributes to enhancing its vision and enriching its content. Together, we strive to rebuild a collective memory that restores feminist and queer narratives within the Moroccan context.

Our Values:

Collaboration:
Collaboration is at the core of our methodology and decision-making processes. “Tarikhna Hna” exemplifies this value, as it is entirely a collaborative project where queer individuals themselves have documented their own stories and histories.

Confidentiality and Privacy:
We are deeply committed to preserving the confidentiality and privacy of contributors and the data collected. Voluntary consent forms are used to ensure participants fully understand the archive’s goals and purpose. The archive also implements different levels of access to safeguard the privacy of its contributors.

Inclusivity and Intersectionality:
We are dedicated to recognizing and respecting diverse identities, focusing on inclusivity and intersectionality in the archive. We integrate histories and stories from various communities and identities, providing space to amplify voices of historically marginalized groups.

Anti-Colonial and Anti-Imperialist:
We acknowledge the colonial impact on gender and sexuality in countries like Morocco. “Tarikhna Hna” aims to dismantle colonial narratives and build a feminist queer archive that reflects local cultural and social contexts.

Accessibility of Knowledge:
We are committed to making knowledge related to feminist and queer issues and their histories accessible and open source, while adhering to different levels of content availability as agreed upon by contributors:

1. Content available on the website.
2. Content shared upon prior request.
3. Content that is not shared publicly.

The ethical framework of “Tarikhna Hna” is grounded in voluntary and ongoing consent from contributors. We review consent at least two to three times to ensure participants remain comfortable with sharing their data in the agreed-upon manner. Other ethical practices include respecting contributors’ rights to withdraw or modify consent at any stage and securely storing and handling sensitive information.