Osama Al-Muslim shocks the Moroccan elite on social media

Saudi writer Osama Al-Muslim shocked the Moroccan cultural elite through the large turnout at his signing ceremony in… Book Fair In the Moroccan capital, Rabat. While many wondered about the reason for this demand, and some criticized it, others considered it a good omen for the book, and called for it to be taken as a role model in listening to the young audience and using technology to reach them.

Last Saturday, the management of the International Publishing and Book Fair in the Moroccan capital intervened RabatTo stop the activities of Osama Al-Muslim’s book signing ceremony, following a state of chaos that reached the point of fainting, paralyzing parts of the exhibition due to the dense queues of young attendees waiting for their turn to obtain the author’s signature.

Following the chaos and cases of fainting resulting from the crowding, the police intervened and asked the writer to end the ceremony, then Osama Al-Muslim announced that the Ministry Moroccan culture A tour to sign his novels will be organized for him in Moroccan cities.

Who is Osama Al-Muslim, the Saudi novelist?

Osama Al-Musallam is a Saudi novelist, born in 1977, who achieved fame in the world of fantasy and suspense. He has published 32 novels, the most notable of which are the “Khuf,” “Basateen Arabistan,” and “Laj” series. Some of his works, such as “Basateen Arabistan,” have been translated into English. Osama Al-Muslim announced a television series entitled Rise of the Witches that will be shown on the Shahid platform. It is a work inspired by “Orchards of Arabistan” about “Duja’a” and “Afsar” as they try to make their way in the world of magic. He also announced a Saudi series based on the series “fear”.

Osama Al-Muslim controversy in Morocco

The crowds dispersed from the book fair grounds, but the effects of the scenes of crowding for a writer in Morocco spread to social networking sites, where the elite – writers, artists, media figures, and those interested in books – discussed this incident. Writer Khaled Akhazi wrote on Facebook in a state of shock: “Is the fault with us? Or are we victims of an ambiguous time in which the papers were mixed up? The issue is complex and linked to a strong marketing structure, which continues to create a stage without cultural or value-based references. This is an indication of soft assassination and oppression.” It is hidden. It is a struggle between hope and despair. It is a bullet in the heart of literature. We can only wait for this fog to disappear, no matter how much they try to assassinate the Arab mind. To me, Osama Muslim is not accused, but the accused is the one who demands that we identify with the idol and engage in a world to which we do not belong. It is difficult to write and maintain the writer’s pride.”

Theater director Ahmed Nasour had a different opinion, as he wrote on his Facebook account: “We have entered a new era in thought, culture, literature, and the arts. Either we keep pace with it and be active in it, or we imprison ourselves in the cages of previous glories that have outlived their time… Thank you for the exhibition.” International Book for the Book That Dropped the Raspberry Leaf.

Journalist Ismail Azzam wrote: “This is not about a reading renaissance, but rather a very successful promotional process, but one can benefit from it in my opinion. Novelists should benefit from what happened and try to get closer to a generation that consumes content from Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook.” “By promoting their business digitally.”

Journalist Abdullah Al-Turabi said, “In my opinion, we should not deal with the matter with elitism and condescension, but rather we should rejoice for it and encourage it. Everyone who loves reading and writing does not start directly with Dostoyevsky and Marcel Proust, nor with Mahmoud Darwish and Naguib Mahfouz. Rather, there is a progression of taste and a book that drags you along.” Another writer takes you from your hand and hands you over to another writer,” continuing: “The same is true for other generations, including the current young generations. What is important is that they read, but as for what they read, they are free.”