Sol Hachuel

Solika "Sol" Hachuel was a Moroccan Jewish woman from Tangier who, according to later recounts, was executed by decapitation in Fez in 1834, at the age of 17, for apostasy after her Muslim neighbors testified that she had converted to Islam, which she refuted. Her story has been retold in a variety of languages and genres over the following century, with each retelling affected by its own language, cultural context, and historical circumstances. Though there are variations in the accounts, she is widely regarded as a martyr and tzadika among Jews and a saint among Moroccans—Jews as well as Muslims—celebrated and revered for her loyalty to her faith.