Mohammed Aziz Lahbabi Explained

Mohammed Aziz Lahbabi (born 25 December 1922, Fes, died on 23 August 1993, Rabat) was a Moroccan philosopher, novelist and poet writing in Arabic and French.

Career

Some of his books were translated into more than 30 languages. Lahbabi studied at the Sorbonne in Paris and received a doctorate of philosophy. He was professor of philosophy and dean of the faculty of letters at the Mohammed V University in Rabat. Characteristic of his philosophical writings is the union of Arab-Islamic and Western-humanistic ideas.^{[1] [2]} He also wrote poetry, fiction, and non-fiction books on economics, politics, and literature. Lahbabi was one of the founders of the Union of Arab Writers of the Maghreb and the review Afaq (Horizons). He was nominated for the 1987 Nobel Prize for Literature.

Books

• Le Personnalisme Musulman (1964; "Muslim Personalism")
• Le Monde de Demain: Le Tiers-Monde accuse (1980; "The World of Tomorrow: The Third World accuses").
• Espoir vagabond (1972) (novel)
• Misères et lumières (1958) (poetry)

Notes and References

1. Ibrahim M. Abu-Rabi, Intellectual Origins of Islamic Resurgence in the Modern Arab World, ed. SUNY Press, 1996,, p. 30: "Lahbabi, unquestionably one of the most important intellectual figures in contemporary North Africa"
2. [Edward Craig (philosopher)|Edward Craig]