Abdellah Taia

Articles

• Moroccan Authors Binebine and Taïa Shortlisted for Prestigious Renaudot Prize
  17 May 2019, by Bladi.net

  Among the contenders for the next Renaudot literary prize are two Moroccans. Mahi Binebine and Abdellah Taïa, who had already been selected in 2017, are again in the spring selection made last Tuesday, May 14 by the jury of this prestigious French literary prize.
  This new selection is a true consecration for the two Moroccan authors, who thus testify to the richness as well as the vitality of Moroccan French-language literature. Indeed, the two writers had already been selected in 2017 by (…)

• Moroccan Writer Calls for Decriminalization of Homosexuality, Citing Shifting Public Opinion
  29 July 2019, by Sylvanus

  In an op-ed published in the newspaper Le Monde, the Moroccan writer Abdellah Taïa, who is also gay, recounts the troubles of homosexuals. But Moroccan public opinion on homosexuality today makes him firmly believe that the decriminalization of homosexuality in the Kingdom is on the way.
  Abdellah Taïa, in an op-ed, recounted the recent facts about homosexuality in Morocco since January 1, 2019.
  He told the misadventure of a man wearing feminine clothes in Marrakech, who had been (…)

• Moroccan Author Pens Open Letter to LGBTQ Youth Amid Pandemic Challenges
  17 May 2020, by Sylvanus

  In a letter, the Moroccan writer, Abdellah Taïa, addresses the LGBTQ community in general and young gay people in particular in Morocco. He talks about the difficulties faced by this community during this period of confinement in the kingdom, encourages and calls for hope.
  "[...] We have been told for a few months now that human beings must change. They will no longer be cruel, they will no longer be selfish, they will no longer be hyper-capitalists, frenzied and frightening consumers. I (…)

• Moroccan Author Abdellah Taïa’s Novel Shortlisted for Prestigious Arab Literature Prize
  1 September 2022, by Ginette

  The eight novels that will participate in the 10th edition of the Arab Literature Prize 2022 are already known. Among the selected writers, there is the Moroccan Abdellah Taïa with his book "Live in Your Light".
  Organized by the Jean-Luc Lagardère Foundation and the Arab World Institute (IMA), the Arab Literature Prize is a competition that shines the spotlight on eight novels written by men and women from six Arab countries such as Morocco, Egypt, Lebanon, Sudan, Syria and Tunisia, (…)

• Moroccan Author Abdellah Taia Explores LGBTQ+ Issues and Colonial History in New Novel
  7 November 2023, by Prince

  Abdellah Taia, 50, and homosexual, is a Moroccan writer who published his ninth novel titled "Live in Your Light" in 2022. The author recounts the life of his mother and criticizes the colonial period in Morocco in the 1950s, without forgetting to address the situation of homosexuals in the kingdom.
  In an interview with Diario.es, Abdellah Taia goes into detail about his latest literary work, published in France last year and translated into Spanish. The Moroccan author discusses the (…)

• Moroccan Conservative Leader Criticizes LGBTQ Themes at Marrakech Film Festival
  8 December 2024, by Sylvanus

  The exaltation of homosexuality through the films selected for the 21st edition of the Marrakech International Film Festival, as well as the space given to Abdellah Taïa to publicly display his homosexuality, are not to the liking of Abdelilah Benkirane, Secretary General of the Party of Justice and Development (PJD) and former Prime Minister.
  "There are things that are inconceivable in a Muslim country, like what happened at the Marrakech Film Festival, where films exalting, in one way (…)