Beauty is first and foremost an emotion. Tahar Ben Jelloun beautyemotionforemost Change image and share on social
Poetry is a form of mathematics, a highly rigorous relationship with words. Tahar Ben Jelloun formhighlymathematics Change image and share on social
For me, poetry is a situation - a state of being, a way of facing life and facing history. Tahar Ben Jelloun facehistorylife Change image and share on social
We do not have many intellectuals who can speak out for us internationally. We have no writers who are recognized, respected and loved outside the Arab world. Tahar Ben Jelloun arabintellectualinternationally Change image and share on social
At 21, I discovered repression and injustice. The army would shoot students with real bullets. Tahar Ben Jelloun armybulletdiscover Change image and share on social
What have we achieved since the end of the Second World War? We have allowed petty, bourgeois regimes in which everything is average, mediocre. Tahar Ben Jelloun achieveallowaverage Change image and share on social
An individual voice can be heard in a choir that otherwise sings in unison. This is something that is not excused. Tahar Ben Jelloun choirexcusehear Change image and share on social
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 confronteuropefight Change image and share on social
In the '70s I was in exile; every time I went back I wondered if they'd take my passport away. Tahar Ben Jelloun 70sbackexile Change image and share on social
Poetry is not only a set of words which are chosen to relate to each other; it is something which goes much further than that to provide a glimpse of our vision of the world. Tahar Ben Jelloun chooseglimpsepoetry Change image and share on social
