Mohamed Laroussi Metoui (1920-2005

This stamp pays tribute to Mohamed Laroussi Metoui, a monumental figure in Tunisian literature and former president of the Union of Tunisian Writers. Through this portrait, the program celebrates the “adib” (man of letters) whose work, deeply rooted in the region and national history, contributed to the modernization of the Arabic language and storytelling in Tunisia. This subject highlights the importance of intellectual production in the construction of post-independence Tunisian cultural identity, recalling the essential role of writers in the preservation and influence of the country's intangible heritage and humanist thought.