Jbara et la danse des masques. Parabole sur la foi existentielle
Jbara and the dance of the masks. Parable of Existential Faith

Summary/Abstract: Confidences to Allah tells the story of Jbara Aït Goumbra, a shepherdess living in the Moroccan mountains. Written in the form of a monologue, the novel relates the daily relationship between Jbara and her confidant, Allah - thus revisiting the quranic tradition of Shahadah. For Jbara, God appears as a friend who supports her "existential Jihad." Repudiated by her family, Jbara becomes Sheherazade, a luxury prostitute, before getting arrested - which she interprets as a punishment of divine justice. Once released from prison, she renames herself Khadija, and becomes the spouse of an imam. Every mask Jbara wears means to test the boundaries of her faith in Allah. Azzedine gives a testimony of what Kirkegård calls an “existential faith", and engages in a metaphysical thinking on the relationship of man to God, beyond any dogmatic position.

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