Ghita El Khayat,, is Moroccan psychiatrist, anthro-psychoanalyst, writer, and anthropologist.
Education
However, she moved to Paris where she graduated in three fields of Medicine: Psychiatry, Medicine of Work & Ergonomics, and Spatial Medicine. While in Paris she studied ethnopsychiatry under George Devereux and also studied Classical Arabic at École spéciale des Langues orientales and began to write.
Career
In Rabat, she enjoyed the opportunity to attend modern schools, culminating in her graduation from Medical School. During her studies she was also active as Radio speaker, television and Cinema artist. Thereafter she accepted a residency as a Psychiatry student in Casablanca.
In 1999 she founded the Association Ainï Bennaï to broaden the culture in Morocco and Maghreb.
In 2000, the Association became a publishing house. She is known for her strong involvement in favour of women"s emancipation and social rights.
She is author of more than 350 articles and 30 books She is Professor of Anthropology of the Knowledge at the Faculty of Letters and Philosophy of the University of Chieti in Italy.