Ahlam Mosteghanemi

thumb|Ahlam Mosteghanemi in 2000 Ahlam Mosteghanemi (Arabic: أحلام مستغانمي; born 13 April 1953, Tunisia) is an Algerian poet and writer. She was the first Algerian woman to write poetry and fiction in Arabic. Quotes While writing for Arab readers, it is very important to think about how to get your ideas across. In order to reach everyone, you should make sure to transmit your messages without provoking or drawing the attention of political, religious, and social censorship. Skilled writers are skilled smugglers of ideas. They encrypt their ideas to get their message across smoothly. Ahlam Mosteghanemi: A Writer’s Journey of Love for and Devotion to Arabic Literature, By mlynxqualey I would, first, advise them to start writing about what they know best (i.e. themselves, their immediate environments, feelings, etc.). Writers should also hone their craft by constant practice, producing many drafts, as haste is a detriment to a writer’s success. My last piece of advice is that, when they achieve success, they should not become arrogant; arrogance can incapacitate writers. Voltaire rightfully says that “the writer dies suffocating under bouquets of flowers.” Ahlam Mosteghanemi: A Writer’s Journey of Love for and Devotion to Arabic Literature, By mlynxqualey I have spent many years in Paris. I got married there, started my small family there, and received my PhD at the Sorbonne. Thus, I am very familiar with the issues that could have attracted French and Western media, and paved the way to my fame at the international level; however, I am not interested in that fame. Glory and fame do not mean much to me. I understand that many Algerian writers might have a different attitude, which I respect. But for me, nothing equals the glory of being close to your people and heritage. Ahlam Mosteghanemi: A Writer’s Journey of Love for and Devotion to Arabic Literature, By mlynxqualey When we lose a love, we write a poem; when we lose our homeland, we write a novel The Dust of Promises, by Ahlam Mosteghanemi - book review: Allegories of erotic love and acts of political resistance,By Stevie Davies, retrieved on 18 January 2016 Arabic was my father’s choice, not mine; he wanted me to avenge him, as he was deprived of learning it by the French colonizer, who declared war on the Arabic language as a way of stripping Algerians of their identity. Glory and fame do not mean much to me. For me, nothing equals the glory of being close to your people and heritage. I am the writer whose readers are writers. The love of readers will keep me alive Ahlam Mosteghanemi at SIBF:The love of readers will keep me alive sharjah24.ae (November 08, 2024) I feel I will be remembered in the hearts of my readers because they know I loved them genuinely, without question, Ahlam Mosteghanemi at SIBF:The love of readers will keep me alive sharjah24.ae (November 08, 2024) The virtual world doesn’t allow for the uninterrupted writing I once cherished. Life with social media is entirely different, Ahlam Mosteghanemi at SIBF:The love of readers will keep me alive sharjah24.ae (November 08, 2024) Readers now see authors as personalities they can observe, even judge, Ahlam Mosteghanemi at SIBF:The love of readers will keep me alive sharjah24.ae (November 08, 2024) Victor Hugo’s readers didn’t question his wealth or lifestyle, yet today’s readers want to see if writers live as they write, Ahlam Mosteghanemi at SIBF:The love of readers will keep me alive sharjah24.ae (November 08, 2024) The responsibility of earning a reader’s trust is immense, Ahlam Mosteghanemi at SIBF:The love of readers will keep me alive sharjah24.ae (November 08, 2024) Readers have been turning lines from my novels into meaningful quotes since Zakirat Al Jasad, Ahlam Mosteghanemi at SIBF:The love of readers will keep me alive sharjah24.ae (November 08, 2024) One must decide: do you want your work to be remembered, or are you seeking a quick profit? Ahlam Mosteghanemi at SIBF:The love of readers will keep me alive sharjah24.ae (November 08, 2024) I have no one but you, after God Ahlam Mosteghanemi at SIBF:The love of readers will keep me alive sharjah24.ae (November 08, 2024) This is what writing is meant to be—something genuine, something given freely, not taken, Ahlam Mosteghanemi at SIBF:The love of readers will keep me alive sharjah24.ae (November 08, 2024) I never sought fame or the spotlight, Ahlem Mosteghanemi releases first book in English thenationalnews.com (December 29, 2013) I rarely accept interviews or make appearances on TV shows. And when I began to get a following on Facebook, the initial flattery gave way to a huge sense of responsibility and inconvenience. A writer needs some solitude and peace to concentrate. Ahlem Mosteghanemi releases first book in English thenationalnews.com (December 29, 2013) without consulting me, which is not good at a very delicate time for the Arab world Ahlem Mosteghanemi releases first book in English thenationalnews.com (December 29, 2013) Well, it addressed two themes close to people’s hearts: political disillusion of a whole generation, and love. Actually, it was a word-of-mouth phenomenon at first. The critics couldn’t believe that an Algerian writer – and a woman – could achieve such a feat in Arabic. Ahlem Mosteghanemi releases first book in English thenationalnews.com (December 29, 2013) All those issues nearly drove me to depression, there was such a huge media backlash, Ahlem Mosteghanemi releases first book in English thenationalnews.com (December 29, 2013) And though people think the situation is getting easier for women novelists, I actually think it’s more difficult. We are a nation afraid of words – my books have sometimes been prohibited just for including the words ‘body’ or ‘bed’ in the title. So we’re experiencing a resurgence in extremism, and when you write in Arabic you’re very much under scrutiny in a way you’re not if you’re writing in French or English. And, of course, being a woman and successful compounds the problem and tends to create a lot of enemies Ahlem Mosteghanemi releases first book in English thenationalnews.com (December 29, 2013) I was a poet before I was a novelist, and yes, I think it is a kind of long poem. Unfortunately, that also makes it difficult to translate, Ahlem Mosteghanemi releases first book in English thenationalnews.com (December 29, 2013) I hope it opens a window,” the author agrees. “It will certainly satisfy the curiosity of people who wonder how Arabs think, feel and experience a passion for a homeland – or a woman. Ahlem Mosteghanemi releases first book in English thenationalnews.com (December 29, 2013) External links Category:Women from Algeria Category:Women authors from Tunisia Category:Poets from Algeria Category:Novelists from Algeria Category:1953 births Category:Women born in the 1950s Category:Living people