Professor Said Abd Al-Salam Allouche
King Faisal Prize in Arabic Language and Literature 1999 Laureate
Topic: "Comparative Studies between Arabic and Other Literatures "
We are in need for the comparative perspective to leave the bottleneck with an accepting soul for civilizations, in an era where conflicts happen in the name of civil advancement
Said Allouche received his bachelor’s degree from Mohammad V University in 1970, and a Doctorate Degree of the Third Cycle and a State Doctorate from the Sorbonne in Paris in 1982. He is currently a Professor of Comparative Literature at the College of Arts in King Mohammed V University in Rabat.
After completing his higher studies, Allouche joined Mohammed V University where he has been teaching for more than 25 years, during which he rose to the status of professor. He chaired the Department of Arabic at the College of Arts in Rabat from 1986 to 1988, and was seconded between 1992 and 1998 to teach at Sultan Qaboos University in Muscat (Oman). He also served as President of the Moroccan Society of Comparative Literature, and a member of the International Society of Comparative Literature, and the Comparative Literature Association.
This biography was written in the year the prize was awarded.
- He authored many books including:
- Nathariyyat Al-Ama’a Wa Awolamat Al-Adab (2000).
- Naqd Al-Markaziyyah Al-Aqaediyyah Fi Nathariyyat Al-Adab Al-Islami (Dar Abi Raqraq), (2002).
- Al-Fan Al-Tasia (Dar Abi Raqraq), (2003).
- Ishtighalat Al-Haddad Al-Adabi (Dar Abi Raqraq), (2005).
- Naqd Thaqafi Am Hadathah Salafiyyah (Dar Abi Raqraq), (2007).
- Tasano: Ibn Al-Shams (Dar Abi Raqraq), (2007).
- Sirk Ammar (Dar Abi Raqraq), (2008).
- Kamikaze (2010).
Mu’jam Mostalahat Al-Naqd Al-Adabi Al-Moasir (Dar Al-Kitab), (2019).