Hassan Bahara (born 1978 in Teroua n'Aït Izou, Morocco) is a Moroccan-Dutch writer. He grew up in Amsterdam. He won the "El Hizjra Prize for Literature" in both 2000 and 2001. Een verhaal uit de stad Damsko is his debut novel. Bahara is editor for the satirical literary weekly Propria Cures.[1] Bahara is an atheist and critical of Islam.[2]
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References
edit- ^ "Hassan Bahara" (in Dutch). De Letteren Spreken. May 2, 2006. Archived from the original on September 16, 2007. Retrieved May 10, 2009.
- ^ Kranenberg, Annieke (2007-08-11). "'Als dit niet werkt, beledig ik Wilders wel'" (in Dutch). De Volkskrant. Retrieved 8 September 2017. Quote: (Translation) “In interviews he calls himself an atheist, but until now he has been left alone by beardmonkeys (referring to Muslims). Perhaps I have to make myself heard just a little bit better, I should be more explicit in my aversion to Islam and religion in general.” (Dutch) “In interviews noemt hij zichzelf atheïst, maar tot nog toe ‘ben ik ongemoeid gelaten door de baardapen. Misschien moet ik een hardere toon aanslaan en wat explicieter zijn in mijn afkeer van de islam en religies in het algemeen.’”
External links
edit- (in Dutch) Bahara's website, currently offline Archived 2009-08-22 at the Wayback Machine