Saad Arbane

Saad Arbane is a woman whose traumatic experience with terrorism in Algeria became the subject of controversy due to its appropriation in Kamel Daoud's novel 'Houries.' Arbane, a former patient of Daoud's wife, a psychiatrist, suffered severe injuries that left her mute after an attack by terrorists. She publicly opposed Daoud's proposal to write a novel based on her life, emphasizing the ethical boundaries of using real victims' stories in literature without consent. Her story highlights the struggle for voice and agency in the face of violence and exploitation.