Marrakech - Amazigh secular poet Malika Mezan, known for her intrepid writings, has claimed that, contrary to popular belief, she was harassed for many years by human rights activist, Ahmed Assid, revealing a marriage contract, signed by the activist, that initially brought them together.
The poet has accused Ahmed Assid of destroying her home and her life, expressing dismay and disbelief that people think that she is the one who harassed him and tried to destroy his marriage.
After facing many accusations of destroying Assid’s life and hurting his wife and his children’s feelings, the poet recently wrote on her Facebook page the following:
Because I endured a lot of insults and curses patiently, with sacrifice and silence ...
Because I've been considered in society as a woman without morals or conscience...
Because of all of that, I’m here to say… to those who say that I was the one who harassed Ahmed Assid, no, it was he who harassed me...
For those who accused me of trying to ruin his house and family, and hurt the feelings of a wife, mother and children...
For all of them, I present this evidence of a ‘Marriage contract,’ which condemns Ahmed Assid for harassing me over a long period of time.
Thus, he destroyed my house and my life because of the alleged passion he had for me.
He was one of the reasons behind my divorce, and I hope that his wife and children in particular will take a look at the ‘marriage contract’ document, which is hand written by Ahmed Assid.
The poet said that she has other “evidence of harassment,” which she said she will publish when necessary.
Assid and Mezan have recently been in the headlines in Moroccan social media as a result of statements which are considered to promote atheism and infidelity because both of them support secularism.
