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Tahar ben jelloun was born in fez, morocco, in 1944 and has lived in france since 1971. Tahar ben jelloun, moroccanfrench novelist, poet, and essayist who wrote expressively about moroccan culture, the immigrant experience, human rights, and sexual identity. For this entire book online, for more information on islam, or for a printed copy, visit. Ben jelloun is a writer of social and moral acuteness. The questionandanswer format of the latter was further employed in lislam explique aux enfants 2002.