"The world does not look to us in the Arab world out of a healthy desire for knowledge."
- Tahar Ben JellounMoroccan author and psychiatrist Tahar Ben Jelloun, who is well-known for his perceptive essays and novels, noted how the Arab world is perceived by the outside world. He was born in Morocco in 1944 and has written a great deal about politics, identity, and cultural dynamics. According to Ben Jellou…