17/07/2012

French (Muslim) Women forgotten?

An article I highly recommend about France and women issues, on the angle of discriminations towards Muslims and veiled women:

The French minister for women has let down Muslim voters

When Najat Vallaud-Belkacem became minister for women's rights in Hollande's cabinet, French Muslims had high hopes – sadly they have been disappointed


For the Guardian: 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jul/16/french-minister-women-muslims?fb=native&CMP=FBCNETTXT9038

Nabila Ramdani is a Paris-born freelance journalist and academic of Algerian descent, summarises the Guardian. She specialises in Anglo-French issues, Islamic affairs, and the Arab World. She was named a Young Global Leader 2012 by the World Economic Forum and was a winner of the inaugural European Muslim Woman of Influence Award in 2010. Her website can be found at http://nabilaramdani.com and you can follow her on twitter @NabilaRamdani

I have been discussiong about the issue, the hope Mrs Vallaud-Belkacem and French politics with Nabila Ramadani and other experts on Twitter. You can follow here if you want:


https://twitter.com/melissachemam

@melissachemam

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