Emna Belhadj Yahia

Emna Belhadj Yahia (Arabic: آمنة بلحاج يحي) was born on September 30, 1945, in Tunis. She is a Tunisian teacher, philosopher and writer in French.

Quotes

• If France wanted to use francophonie to impose anything on me, an ideology or a way of life or whatever, the French language that I have learned and that I use would allow me to fight against such arrogance.
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• The France of fraternity, equality, liberty belongs to me as much as to you'
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• For me, it is an instrument to fight against any form of hegemony, whether political or cultural, and whether it comes from France, America or Russia.
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• Our society has failed in its desire to rebuild its freedom, democracy and dignity. The social link between Tunisians themselves has deteriorated.
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• It's upsetting when I see these young people who can speak neither Arabic nor French, and who can't read. How can you be a citizen of a free country when you don't have access to culture?
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• How can we trust each other when we no longer trust ourselves, when we have lost our self-esteem? When we will finally make progress on the path of self-realization, this feeling of rejecting France – and others in general – will automatically recede.
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