Ismaël Saidi

Ismaël Saidi

‘We were just waiting for the storm to come’

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Belgian writer Ismaël Saidi, now a successful playwright, grew up in Schaerbeek, the same neighborhood where bomb-making materials were discovered after this week’s attacks. His dream for a nation is one that grows together with education, a love of life and hope for the future.

Ismaël Saidi

‘For the non-Muslims, it was like I opened a door for them’

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