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Abdelkebir Khatibi
El Jadida, Morocco
Archival Overview
Moroccan philosopher, sociologist, and novelist who formulated the concept of the 'double critique' (la double critique), challenging both Western ethnocentrism and traditional Arab patriarchal authoritarianism.
Biographical Record
Abdelkebir Khatibi (1938–2009) studied sociology at the Sorbonne under Roland Barthes and Jacques Berque, writing his doctoral thesis on the Moroccan novel. Serving as Director of the Institute of Sociology in Rabat, Khatibi was a central figure in the Moroccan avant-garde journal Souffles.
In his landmark philosophical treatise Maghreb Pluriel (1983), Khatibi formulated 'la double critique'—a radical posture of de-colonization that deconstructs Western imperialist knowledge on one side, and religious fundamentalist dogmatism on the other. A master of poetic French and semiotics, he explored bilingualism, Islamic calligraphy, and tattoo iconography.
Key Life Milestones
Publication of La Mémoire tatouée
Published his groundbreaking autobiographical novel dissecting colonial schizophrenia and language.
Publication of Maghreb Pluriel
Penned the seminal postcolonial philosophical text redefining Maghrebi identity through multiplicity and difference.
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Final Resting Place
Perpetual MemorialRabat, Morocco