Mohammed Benzakour
Mohammed Benzakour (born January 10, 1972 in Nador , Morocco ) is a Dutch-Moroccan journalist and writer (essayist, poet).
Life
When he was three years old, he and his mother moved to Zwijndrecht in the Netherlands, where his father worked. After school he studied sociology and public administration at the University of Leiden and later went to Rotterdam to do his Masters. During this time he joined the Partij van de Arbeid . He started his journalistic career at De Volkskrant and also published articles in the newspapers NRC Handelsblad , De Groene Amsterdammer and Vrij Nederland .
In 1995 he received the El Hizjra Literature Prize, in 1999 the Amsterdam Media Prize, and in 2001 the Silver Zebra. He published numerous essays and collections of essays in the 2000s.
Benzakour comes from the Berber people and has often dealt with his origins in his articles (as in his column "The Berbers" in the Dutch literary magazine Passionate Magazine ).
Works
- Stinkende heelmeesters / print 1: confrontaties en bespiegelingen , Uitgeverij De Geus; ISBN 978-9044512939
literature
- Toef Jaeger: '' Het verleden wordt verleden 'Moroccanse schrijvers in Nederland over de Commissie voor Gerechtigheid en Verzoening' ' In: Passionate, 12th year (2005)
Web links
- Official website of Mohammed Benzakour
- Profile at the Digitale Bibliotheek voor de Nederlandse Letteren
- Profile at De Geus publishing house
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Benzakour, Mohammed |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch-Moroccan journalist and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 10, 1972 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nador , Morocco |