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

Quote by Tahar Ben Jelloun

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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...

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...

Be vigilant, for nothing one achieves lasts forever.

Be vigilant, for nothing one achieves lasts forever.

Intellectuals try to keep going. But their situation is very difficult. Those who have had...

Intellectuals try to keep going. But their situation is very difficult. Those who have had...

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...

It is through accepting other people in our own countries that we shall come to...

It is through accepting other people in our own countries that we shall come to...

An individual voice can be heard in a choir that otherwise sings in unison. This...

An individual voice can be heard in a choir that otherwise sings in unison. This...

Poetry is a form of mathematics, a highly rigorous relationship with words.

Poetry is a form of mathematics, a highly rigorous relationship with words.

I liked Sartre's views but not his writing.

I liked Sartre's views but not his writing.

We must have our say, not through violence, aggression or fear. We must speak out...

We must have our say, not through violence, aggression or fear. We must speak out...

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...

We must stop posing as victims of the West and behaving negatively towards the West....

We must stop posing as victims of the West and behaving negatively towards the West....

To lead a country, you must periodically hold a national consultation in which people representing...

To lead a country, you must periodically hold a national consultation in which people representing...

At 21, I discovered repression and injustice. The army would shoot students with real bullets.

At 21, I discovered repression and injustice. The army would shoot students with real bullets.

My hope is that countries like Morocco will have investment to create work, so people...

My hope is that countries like Morocco will have investment to create work, so people...

In Morocco, it's possible to see the Atlantic and the Mediterranean at the same time.

In Morocco, it's possible to see the Atlantic and the Mediterranean at the same time.

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 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.

There is a gulf between the Arab peoples and Arab intellectuals.

There is a gulf between the Arab peoples and Arab intellectuals.

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

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