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About Abdelwahab Meddeb

Birth

1946

Death

2014

Abdelwahab Meddeb was a French-language writer and cultural critic, and a professor of comparative literature at the University of Paris X-Nanterre.

Abdelwahab Meddeb was a multifaceted figure who excelled as a poet, historian, translator, and professor.

Born in Tunisia in 1946, he developed a prolific career that spanned over forty published works.

His voice was well-known on the airwaves thanks to his work as a radio producer and personality.

His major work, Islam and the Challenge of Civilization, reflects his deep analysis of Islamic history and culture.

Throughout his life, Meddeb acted as a cultural bridge between the Arab world and France, a country of which he was also a national.