Rachid Mimouni

Rachid Mimouni (; 20 November 1945 – 12 February 1995) was an Algerian writer, teacher, and human rights activist.

Mimouni wrote novels describing Algerian society in a realist style. He was threatened by Islamic militants for his stance against a movement which he described as being based on archaic ideas, irrelevant in the present time. Provided by Wikipedia