Nadia Jaidane

“People? They usually ask only stupid questions, forcing you to reply with equally stupid answers. For instance, they ask you what you do, not what you would have liked to do. They ask you what you own, not what you’ve lost. They ask about the woman you married, not about the one you love. About your name, but not if it suits you. They ask your age, but not how well you’ve lived those years. They ask about the city you live in, not about the city that lives in you. And they ask if you pray, not if you fear God.
So I’ve gotten used to answering these questions with silence. You know, when we shut up, we force others to reconsider their mistakes”
― Ahlam Mosteghanemi, فوضى الحواس

“The most beautiful love is the one who found it during our search for something else".”
― Ahlam Mosteghanemi, عابر سرير

“ماذا لو كنت تفاحة؟
لا لم تكوني تفاحة.
كنت المرأة التي أغرتني بأكل التفاح لا اكثر. كنت تمارسين معي فطريا لعبة حواء.”
― Ahlam Mosteghanemi, ذاكرة الجسد

“يا امرأه كساها حنينى جنونا ، وإذا بى تاخد تدريجيا ، ملامح مدينه وتضاريس وطن .
وإذا بي أسكنها في غفله من الزمن ، وكأنني أسكن غرف ذاكرتى المغلقه من سنين .”
― Ahlam Mosteghanemi, Thakiratl Jasad Arabic Novel