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Introduction

• Introduction

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• Elizabeth Fernea provides the introduction.

• This book is the first book written by a woman in Arabic to be translated to English.

• The book deals with issues relating to Morocco's struggle for independence.

• Abu Zayd was born in 1950 to a middle-class family

• Her father was involved in the Moroccan resistance efforts.

• She attended journalism school,

• Moroccan forces had battled French and Spanish forces for most of the 19th century.

• The Year of the Elephant makes reference to the year in which the Prophet Muhammad was born.

• In 1956, when Morocco was freed, the popular Sultan returned to the country from exile

• In the mid 1950s, Morocco had an educational crisis. People wanted to have schools taught in Arabic, not French. The schools became bi-lingual.

• The Year of the Elephant was written with both classic Arabic and a vernacular dialect for dialogue.

The Year of the Elephant, Chapter 1

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