We have no Arab intellectuals of international stature because we live in a state of generalized mediocrity. We are suspended in the pit without touching the bottom.
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I liked Sartre's views but not his writing.
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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.
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This universe can very well be expressed in words and syllables which are not those of one's mother tongue.
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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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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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