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.
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.
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".
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.
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.
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.