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Tahar Ben Jelloun Quotes

Tahar Ben Jelloun quotes

French Poet December 1, 1944

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Tahar Ben Jelloun quote: "My hope is that countries like Morocco will have investment to..."
My hope is that countries like Morocco will have investment to create work, so people don't have to leave. Tahar Ben Jelloun
Tahar Ben Jelloun quote: "This universe can very well be expressed in words and..."
This universe can very well be expressed in words and syllables which are not those of one's mother tongue. Tahar Ben Jelloun
Tahar Ben Jelloun quote: "I don't feel guilty about expressing myself in French; nor do..."
I don't feel guilty about expressing myself in French; nor do I feel that I am continuing the work of the colonizers. Tahar Ben Jelloun
Tahar Ben Jelloun quote: "In the '70s I was in exile; every time I went back I wondered..."
In the '70s I was in exile; every time I went back I wondered if they'd take my passport away. Tahar Ben Jelloun
It is impossible to disregard such an important medium as television. We should know how to use it, learn to work in it and express new values in it. Tahar Ben Jelloun
Emigration is no longer a solution; it's a defeat. People are risking death, drowning every day, but they're knocking on doors that are not open. Tahar Ben Jelloun
I have written about the dispossessed, immigrants, the condition of women who do not enjoy the same legal rights as men, the Palestinians who are deprived of their land and condemned to exile. Tahar Ben Jelloun
It is through accepting other people in our own countries that we shall come to respect our neighbours and be respected in our turn. Tahar Ben Jelloun
Tahar Ben Jelloun quote: "I read a poem every night, as others read a prayer."
I read a poem every night, as others read a prayer. Tahar Ben Jelloun
Tahar Ben Jelloun quote: "In Morocco, it's possible to see the Atlantic and the..."
In Morocco, it's possible to see the Atlantic and the Mediterranean at the same time. Tahar Ben Jelloun
In the Arab world, there is no link between the cultural habits of peoples and the ways of thinking and creating of modern intellectuals. They are two separate worlds. Tahar Ben Jelloun
Tahar Ben Jelloun quote: "I belong to a specific category of writers, those who speak..."
I belong to a specific category of writers, those who speak and write in a language different from that of their parents. Tahar Ben Jelloun
New ideas should confront old ideas. We must refer to the example of Europe. People have fought to make Europe what it is today. Freedom is not something that is served up on a plate. Tahar Ben Jelloun
To lead a country, you must periodically hold a national consultation in which people representing different programmes can make a bid for power. Tahar Ben Jelloun
Tahar Ben Jelloun quote: "The world does not look to us in the Arab world out of a..."
The world does not look to us in the Arab world out of a healthy desire for knowledge. Tahar Ben Jelloun

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