Zineb Mekouar highlights social and political divisions in Morocco in her first novel

Zineb Mekouar was born in Casablanca. She studied at the French international high school Lyautey, then graduated from Science Po and HEC Paris before launching into strategic consulting, participating in the campaign of French President Emmanuel Macron. Her first novel “La Poule et son Cumin” tells the story of two young Moroccan women who are radically opposed and highlights the social and political divisions of contemporary Morocco. Mekouar was nominated in 2022 for the “First Novel” prize from the famous French literary organization Académie Goncourt. IMA Summer Series: Al-Monitor and the Institut du Monde Arabe are pleased to announce that highlights of the Al-Monitor podcast “Reading the Middle East with Gilles Kepel” are available this summer in French as part of a six-episode summer series. Gilles Kepel, one of the world’s leading experts on Islam, the Middle East and North Africa and professor at the Paris Institute of Political Studies, is the host of the Al-Monitor podcast featuring interviews with authors and thought leaders from around the world to discuss key trends in the region. About Al-Monitor: Al-Monitor, awarded the International Press Institute’s Free Media Pioneer Award in 2014, provides reporting and analysis from the Middle East. Al-Monitor provides in-depth analysis of Egypt, Gulf, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria and Turkey, as well as developments within of the American Congress. About the Arab World Institute: The Arab World Institute was founded in 1980 by France alongside 18 countries in the Middle East and North Africa to research and disseminate information about the Arab world and its cultural and spiritual values. The Institute is located in Paris in a building which received the Aga Khan Award for Architectural Excellence in 1989.

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