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The power of the word in Morocco belonged to men and to the authorities. No one asked the point of view of poor people or women.

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I'd thought sexuality was instinctive or natural, but it's profoundly linked to inner security and cultural context.

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I am a Moroccan writer of French expression.

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The mistake we make is to attribute to religions the errors and fanaticism of human beings.

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Religion has to stay in the heart, not in politics. It is private.

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My hope is that countries like Morocco will have investment to create work, so people don't have to leave.

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In the '70s I was in exile; every time I went back I wondered if they'd take my passport away.

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I belong to a specific category of writers, those who speak and write in a language different from that of their parents.

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I don't feel guilty about expressing myself in French; nor do I feel that I am continuing the work of the colonizers.

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I do not use the language of my people. I can take liberties with certain themes which the Arabic language would not allow me to take.

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Biography

Nationality: French

Type: Poet

Born: December 1st, 1944

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