Mohamed El Khatib, playwright: 'When Arabic rings out, a sinister music accompanies it. That of contempt.'
- Posted on July 5, 2025
- By Le Monde
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Mohamed El Khatib, playwright: 'When Arabic rings out, a sinister music accompanies it. That of contempt.'

OP-ED. With the Arabic language as the guest of honor at the Avignon Festival, running from July 5 to 26, playwright Mohamed El Khatib shares his regret over having let his mother tongue slip away from him and his daughter.