Yassin Adnan

Last updated

Yassin Adnan (born 1970) is a Moroccan writer and broadcaster. He was born in Safi, but grew up in Marrakech. As a journalist, he has been heavily engaged with the Moroccan cultural scene since the 1990s, publishing literary magazines and hosting the television programme Masharif from 2006 onwards. He has written books of poetry, short story collections, and works of non-fiction, including a study of the writer Fatima Mernissi. His debut novel Hot Maroc (2016) was nominated for the Arabic Booker Prize. [1] The novel was translated to French [2] and English. [3]

Related Research Articles

Casablanca Largest city in Morocco

Casablanca is the largest city of Morocco. Located in the central-western part of Morocco bordering the Atlantic Ocean, it is the second largest city in the Maghreb region and the eighth-largest in the Arab world. Casablanca is Morocco's chief port and one of the largest financial centers in Africa. According to the 2019 population estimate, the city has a population of about 3.71 million in the urban area and over 4.27 million in the Greater Casablanca. Casablanca is considered the economic and business center of Morocco, although the national political capital is Rabat.

Moroccan music is characterized by its great diversity from one region to another, as well as according to different social groups. It is influenced by different musical styles including Amazigh, Andalusi, Arab, Mediterranean, Saharan, West African, and others.

Mohammed V International Airport

Mohammed V International Airport is an international airport serving Casablanca, Morocco. Located in Nouaceur Province, it is operated by ONDA.

Driss Chraïbi

Driss Chraïbi was a Moroccan author whose novels deal with colonialism, culture clashes, generational conflict and the treatment of women and are often semi-autobiographical.

Bank Al-Maghrib

The Bank Al-Maghrib is the central bank of the Kingdom of Morocco. It was founded in 1959 as the successor to the "Banque d’État du Maroc". In 2008 Bank Al-Maghrib held reserves of foreign currency with an estimated worth of US$36 billion. In addition to currency management, the Bank Al-Maghrib also supervises a number of private banks supplying commercial banking services. The bank has a branch in Casablanca, and agencies in 18 other cities in Morocco. The current governor is Abdellatif Jovahri.

Edmond Amran El Maleh

Edmond Amran El Maleh was Moroccan Jewish writers of Arabic and Berber background.

Maroc Telecom telecommunications company of Morocco

Maroc Telecom is the main telecommunication company in Morocco. it's the largest telecom company in Morocco.

Ahmed Sefrioui was a Moroccan novelist and pioneer of Moroccan literature in the French language.

Bensalem Himmich is a Moroccan novelist, poet and philosopher with a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Paris, who teaches at the Mohammed V University, Rabat. He served as Minister of Culture from 29 July 2009 to 3 January 2012.

Abdallah Laroui

Abdallah Laroui is a Moroccan philosopher, historian, and novelist. Besides some works in French, his philosophical project has been written mostly in Arabic. He is among the most read and discussed Arab and Moroccan philosophers.

Fouad Laroui Moroccan economist and writer (born 1958)

Fouad Laroui is a Moroccan economist and writer, born in Oujda, Morocco. After his studies in the Lycée Lyautey (Casablanca), he joined the prestigious École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, where he studied engineering. After having worked in the Office Cherifien des Phosphates company in Khouribga (Morocco), he moved to the United Kingdom where he spent several years in Cambridge and York. Later he obtained a PhD in economics and moved to Amsterdam where he is currently teaching econometrics and environmental science. In addition, he is devoted to writing.

Khnata Bennouna is a Moroccan author of novels and short stories.

Ahmed Toufiq is a Moroccan historian and novelist who has serving as Minister for Islamic Affairs in the government of Morocco since 2002.

Gabriel Veyre

Gabriel Veyre was an early film director and photographer born in France, but mainly known for his work in Mexico, Indochina and Morocco.

Inwi is a telecommunication company in Morocco. one of the three major telecom company in Morocco, It is a subsidiary of the group SNI and the Kuwaiti group Zain.

Abdellah Taïa Moroccan writer and filmmaker (born 1973)

Abdellah Taïa is a Moroccan writer and filmmaker who writes in the French language and has been based in Paris since 1998. He has published eight novels, many of them heavily autobiographical. His books have been translated into Basque, Dutch, German, English, Italian, Romanian, Spanish, Swedish, Danish and Arabic.

1973 Royal Air Maroc Sud Aviation Caravelle crash

The 1973 Royal Air Maroc Sud Aviation Caravelle crash occurred on 22 December 1973 when a Sobelair Sud Aviation Caravelle SE-210 crashed near the Moroccan city of Tangier. All 106 people on board were killed.

Leïla Slimani

Leïla Slimani is a Franco-Moroccan writer and journalist. She is also a French diplomat in her capacity as the personal representative of the French president Emmanuel Macron to the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie. In 2016 she was awarded the Prix Goncourt for her novel Chanson douce.

References

  1. ↑ Bio
  2. ↑ "Hot Maroc | Actes Sud". www.actes-sud.fr. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
  3. ↑ "Hot Maroc – Syracuse University Press" . Retrieved 2021-01-05.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.