Mohammed Al-Maazuz (born 1959) is a Moroccan scholar and writer. He has a PhD in Political Anthropology from the Sorbonne in Paris and another PhD in Arabic Thought (Philosophy) from Mohammed V University in Rabat. He is a prolific author in the field of political anthropology. He is also an award-winning novelist. His 2007 novel The Flutter of Seasons won the Moroccan Book Prize. A more recent novel What Sin Caused Her to Die? was nominated for the Arabic Booker Prize.[1][2]

Selected works

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  • Islam and Politics (2001)
  • Aesthetics in Classical Arabic Thought (2002)
  • Political Preoccupations: Documenting Standpoints (2016)
  • The Flutter of Seasons (novel)
  • What Sin Caused Her to Die? (novel)

References

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  1. ^ "Mohammed Al-Maazuz | International Prize for Arabic Fiction". www.arabicfiction.org.
  2. ^ "Novels of 'Family, Memory, Disappointment' Make 2019 IPAF Shortlist". February 5, 2019.