Abdelwahab Meddeb

Arab Culture / Intellectuals / Literature / Poetry / Translation

January 17, 2021

Thinking of Abdelwahab Meddeb…

… the great Tunisian poet, writer, essayist & translator who would have turned 75 today. A good friend for several decades, I learned much from him about the literature & culture of the Maghreb...

Homage

February 27, 2016

Rue Abdelwahab Meddeb à El-Omrane

A street has been named for poet & essayist Abdelwahab Meddeb (1946—2014) in el-Omrane, his native quarter in the city of Tunis. I am of course very pleased that his hometown is acknowledging Abdelwahab’s...

Maghrebi Literature / Uncategorized

May 2, 2015

Homage to Abdelwahab Meddeb

Arab Culture / Cultural Studies / Islam / Islamic Fundamentalists / Translation

March 12, 2015

Abdelwahab Meddeb: The Malady of Islam (18)

The Malady of Islam by Abdelwahab Meddeb translated from the French by Pierre Joris and Charlotte Mandell (18th installment) P a r t I V The Western Exclusion of Islam 33 Now that I’ve come...

Arab Culture / Cultural Studies / Islam / Islamic Fundamentalists / Translation

March 11, 2015

Abdelwahab Meddeb: The Malady of Islam (17)

The Malady of Islam by Abdelwahab Meddeb translated from the French by Pierre Joris and Charlotte Mandell (17th installment) P a r t I V The Western Exclusion of Islam 32 That is the sickness...

Uncategorized

March 10, 2015

Abdelwahab Meddeb: The Malady of Islam (16)

Arab Culture, Cultural Studies, Intellectuals,Islam, Islamic Fundamentalists ·Edit The Malady of Islam by Abdelwahab Meddeb translated from the French by Pierre Joris and Charlotte Mandell (16th installment) P a r t I V The Western...

Arab Culture / Cultural Studies / Intellectuals / Islam / Islamic Fundamentalists

March 9, 2015

Abdelwahab Meddeb: The Malady of Islam (15)

The Malady of Islam by Abdelwahab Meddeb translated from the French by Pierre Joris and Charlotte Mandell (15th installment) P a r t I V The Western Exclusion of Islam 30 Should we think back...

Arab Culture / Cultural Studies / Islam / Islamic Fundamentalists

March 6, 2015

Abdelwahab Meddeb: The Malady of Islam (14)

The Malady of Islam by Abdelwahab Meddeb translated from the French by Pierre Joris and Charlotte Mandell (14th installment) P a r t I V The Western Exclusion of Islam 28 Sacrifice and secretiveness have...

Arab Culture / Cultural Studies / Intellectuals / Islam / Islamic Fundamentalists

March 5, 2015

Abdelwahab Meddeb: The Malady of Islam (13)

The Malady of Islam by Abdelwahab Meddeb translated from the French by Pierre Joris and Charlotte Mandell (13th installment) P A R T III Fundamentalism Against the West 27 I would like to take up...

Arab Culture / Cultural Studies / Intellectuals / Islam / Islamic Fundamentalists

March 4, 2015

Abdelwahab Meddeb: The Malady of Islam (12)

The Malady of Islam by Abdelwahab Meddeb translated from the French by Pierre Joris and Charlotte Mandell (12th installment) P A R T III Fundamentalism Against the West 25 It was such an indoctrination that...