Naima El Bezaz (3 March 1974[2] – 7 August 2020[3][4]) was a Moroccan-Dutch writer, who also gave lectures and wrote stories, essays and columns.

In 2002 her second book was published, Minnares van de duivel, a collection of short stories which became a bestseller.

On the television show Kopspijkers she read a sexually explicit passage of her book, angering Muslims and Christians.

In September 2006, her third and most controversial book appeared, De verstotene, which contains explicit content and criticism of religious dogmatism.

Uitgeverij Contact called it "The Moroccan-Dutch Turks Fruit", referring to the famous taboo-breaking Jan Wolkers novel.