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Abbas Jirari

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Abbas Jirari (Template:Lang-ar; also known as Abbas Al-Jarari or Abbès Jirari; born 15 February 1937, Rabat) is a Moroccan intellectual and advisor to King Mohammed VI of Morocco.

Biography

He studied Arabic language and literature at the University of Cairo in Egypt and worked in the Moroccan ministry of foreign affairs in the 1960s. He is currently a professor at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities in Rabat.[1]

He was one of the 138 signatories of the open letter for Christian-Muslim dialogue A Common Word Between Us and You.[2]

He is married and the father of three children.[3]

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