Born in
Aït Yenni in 1928, Amhis-Ouksel attended teaching school in
Miliana before becoming a teacher in
Thénia and
Médéa. She briefly served as inspector of national education before her return to teaching in
Algiers. In 1983, Amhis-Ouksel began a series of works covering the novels of
Mouloud Mammeri,
Mohammed Dib,
Mouloud Feraoun, ,
Taos Amrouche,
Abdelhamid ben Hadouga,
Tahar Djaout,
Assia Djebar, and
Kateb Yacine. Most of these books were published by Casbah éditions. For her work covering Algeria's literary heritage, she received the Prix Mahfoud-Boucebci in 2012 and the Prix de la fondation Nedjma in 2013. In 2016, a documentary titled ''Djoher Amhis, une femme d'exception'' was released, which covered her exceptional contributions to Algerian literature and was directed by M'hamed Amrouche. She wrote her autobiography,
Le Chant de la sitelle, in 2012. Amhis-Ouksel died in Algiers on 5 June 2025. ==Works==