Intellectuals try to keep going. But their situation is very difficult. Those who have had the courage to voice their opposition have often paid a very high price.

Quote by Tahar Ben Jelloun

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I am a guest of the French language. My poems in French are born of...

I am a guest of the French language. My poems in French are born of...

I belong to a specific category of writers, those who speak and write in a...

I belong to a specific category of writers, those who speak and write in a...

Egypt has suffered more ordeals than the other countries to get where it is.

Egypt has suffered more ordeals than the other countries to get where it is.

People must insist on the right to say no, to be alone, to stand out...

People must insist on the right to say no, to be alone, to stand out...

I love life in spite of all that mars it. I love friendship, jokes and...

I love life in spite of all that mars it. I love friendship, jokes and...

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

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

I do not use the language of my people. I can take liberties with certain...

I do not use the language of my people. I can take liberties with certain...

This universe can very well be expressed in words and syllables which are not those...

This universe can very well be expressed in words and syllables which are not those...

My characters are driven by a passionate desire for justice. They are rebellious and incorruptible.

My characters are driven by a passionate desire for justice. They are rebellious and incorruptible.

There are very few great poets in the world.

There are very few great poets in the world.

I am a Moroccan writer of French expression.

I am a Moroccan writer of French expression.

Emigration is no longer a solution; it's a defeat. People are risking death, drowning every...

Emigration is no longer a solution; it's a defeat. People are risking death, drowning every...

We have no Arab intellectuals of international stature because we live in a state of...

We have no Arab intellectuals of international stature because we live in a state of...

My sensibility steers me toward writers who are out on their own.

My sensibility steers me toward writers who are out on their own.

The intellectual, the man of thought, doubt and analysis, should give the best of himself.

The intellectual, the man of thought, doubt and analysis, should give the best of himself.

I have written about the dispossessed, immigrants, the condition of women who do not enjoy...

I have written about the dispossessed, immigrants, the condition of women who do not enjoy...

The world does not look to us in the Arab world out of a healthy...

The world does not look to us in the Arab world out of a healthy...

Beauty is first and foremost an emotion.

Beauty is first and foremost an emotion.

It is impossible to disregard such an important medium as television. We should know how...

It is impossible to disregard such an important medium as television. We should know how...

The power of the word in Morocco belonged to men and to the authorities. No...

The power of the word in Morocco belonged to men and to the authorities. No...