Mahdi Elmandjra ( ; March 13 , 1933 -- June 13 , 2014 ) was a Moroccan futurist , economist and sociologist .
Mahdi Elmandjra ( Arabic : مهدي المنجرة ) ( 13 March 1933 -- 13 June 2014 ) was a Moroccan futurist , economist , writer and sociologist .