Rachid Mimouni
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Rachid Mimouni (In Arabic:رشيد ميموني) (20 November 1945 – 12 February 1995) was an Algerian writer, teacher and human rights activist.
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Born | (1945-11-20)20 November 1945 Boudouaou, Algeria |
Died | 12 February 1995(1995-02-12) (aged 49) Paris, France |
Occupation | Writer |
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Mimouni wrote novels describing Algerian society in a realist style. He was threatened by Islamic militants for his stance against a movement which he described as being based on archaic ideas, irrelevant in the present time.[1]