I Am A Moroccan Writer Of French

The Mistake We Make Is To Attribute To Religions The Errors And Fanaticism Of Human Beings.

In The 70s I Was In Exile; Every Time I Went Back I Wondered If They'd Take My Passport Away.

I Am A Guest Of The French Language. My Poems In French Are Born Of My Interaction With The French Language, Which Is Not The Same As That Of A French Poet.

I Have Written About The Dispossessed, Immigrants, The Condition Of Women Who Do Not Enjoy The Same Legal Rights As Men, The Palestinians Who Are Deprived Of Their Land And Condemned To Exile.

Our Steps Invent The Path As We Proceed; Behind Us They Leave No Trace, Only The Void. So We Shall Always Look Ahead And Trust Our Feet. They Will Take Us As Far As Our Minds Will Go... -- Tahar Ben Jelloun