Rachida Lamrabet Explained
| Rachida Lamrabet |
| Birth Place: | Morocco |
| Genre: | novel, short story, theatre |
| Language: | Dutch |
| Nationality: | Belgian |
Rachida Lamrabet (born 1970) is a Moroccan-born Belgian writer and lawyer writing in Dutch.
A native of the Rif region,[1] she came to Belgium with her parents in 1972.[2] Lamrabet until recently worked as a lawyer for the Centre for Equal Opportunities and Opposition to Racism. Her first novel Vrouwland (Woman Country), published in 2007, received the Flemish .[3] In 2006, her story "‘Mercedes 207" was awarded the Kleur de kunst! (Colour the arts!) prize by ; it was included in the anthology Kif Kif. New Voices from Flanders.[4]
Her writing has appeared in Banipal, a magazine dedicated to contemporary Arab literature.[5]
Criticism
When she made the film 'debourkanisation' in March 2017 [6] and signed several pro-Palestinian petitions she received a lot of criticism as this was not considered compliant with her function in the centre.[7] [8] Even her old manager Johan Leman went public on both issues.[9] [10] [11] Ultimately this led to her dismissal: the Centre decided to distanciate publicly from her statements and fired her begin April 2017.[12]
Selected works[3]
- Vrouwland (2007, Meulenhoff-Manteau)
- Een kind van God (Children of God), short stories (2008), received the sponsored by the Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten[1]
- De man die niet begraven wilde worden, novel (2011)
- De handen van Fatma, play (2014)
Notes and References
- Web site: Lamrabet, Rachida . Espace créateur . Fondation Banque Populaire pour l'Education et la Culture . fr.
- News: Champions in migration. What’s in a name? . Brussels Times . October 14, 2014 . Lamrabet . Rachida.
- Web site: Rachida Lamrabet . Passa Porta.
- Web site: Rachida Lamrabet . Nederlands Letterenfonds.
- Web site: Rachida Lamrabet . Banipal.
- http://www.kvs.be/nl/deburkanisation Project Deburkanisation
- http://www.knack.be/nieuws/belgie/rachida-lamrabet-boerkaverbod-is-een-verregaande-inbreuk-op-de-vrijheid-van-vrouwen/article-normal-829849.html Rachida Lamrabet: 'Boerkaverbod is een verregaande inbreuk op de vrijheid van vrouwen'
- http://sceptr.net/2017/03/unia-juriste-boerka-is-uiting-vrijheid/ Unia-medewerkster: “boerka is uiting van vrijheid”
- http://www.bruzz.be/nl/video/johan-leman-jihadisme-zal-niet-spontaan-ophouden Johan Leman: 'Jihadisme zal niet spontaan ophouden
- https://www.petities24.com/signatures/kritische_stemmen_moeten_gekoesterd_niet_gebroodroofd/start/141 Petitie voor de uitlatingen van Abou Jahjah door Lamrabet ondertekend
- http://deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuws/binnenland/1.2862726 Unia opent onderzoek naar uitlatingen Dyab Abou Jahjah
- http://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20170402_02813727 UNIA fired Rachida Lamrabet
