She explains why she considers the wearing of the burqa in public to be both oppressive for women and an assault on the values upon which the French Republic is founded. The website is entirely in French.
In September 2010, the French Parliament made it illegal to wear face coverings in public areas, with 70 percent of public support.
In 2003, she founded Ni Putes Ni Soumises (Neither Whores Nor Submissive), one of today's most prominent French feminist organizations, dedicated to protecting and promoting secularism, diversity, and gender equality.
A video about opposition to the law accompanies the article. A French woman of Pakistani origin argued for her right to wear the veil by testifying that she was not forced to wear it and would willingly remove it for security purposes. Judges at the European court of human rights (ECHR) have upheld France's burqa ban, accepting Paris's argument that it encouraged citizens to "live together". They argued it was "inhumane and degrading, against the right of respect for family and private life, freedom of thought, conscience and religion, freedom of speech and discriminatory".
The woman has said she will appeal to the ECHR. The court heard that out of an estimated five million Muslims living in France – the exact figure is unknown as it is illegal to gather data by religion or ethnic group – only about 1,900 women were estimated to be affected by the ban, according to 2009 research. The European court of human rights upholds France’s burqa ban. Six months after the program with Fadela Amara at the University of Chicago, a young Muslim woman argues in the European Court of Human Rights for her right to choose to wear the niqab (a variation of the burqa).
The ban received vigorous applause from the prominent French feminist organization Ni Putes Ni Soumises (Neither Whores Nor Submissive), which considers the burqa a tool of female oppression. France was the first European country to ban anyone from wearing a full-face veil in public with a corresponding law in April 2011. Furthermore, she discusses the aftermath of the ban in France, the goals that Ni Putes Ni Soumises continues to pursue, its partners at home and abroad, and the impact of the national and international political climate on men and women in the banlieues. 4.
In this article from 2006, Rose George describes the inequality and lack of women’s rights in the French banlieues, which she refers to as ghettos. Isabelle Niedlispacher, representing the Belgian government, which introduced a similar ban in 2011 and which was party to the French defence, declared both the burqa and niqab "incompatible" with the rule of law. The European judges decided otherwise, declaring that the preservation of a certain idea of "living together" was the "legitimate aim" of the French authorities. Protests in Denmark as 'burqa ban' comes into effect, Dutch senators vote for partial ban on burqa in public places, Denmark passes law banning burqa and niqab, Europe's right hails EU court's workplace headscarf ban ruling, Burqa bans, headscarves and veils: a timeline of legislation in the west, France women's minister expresses support for university headscarf ban, Nike launches hijab for female Muslim athletes. 1.
The complainant, named only by the initials SAS, was described as a "perfect French citizen with an university education …who speaks of her republic with passion". France unveiled its new “secularism charter” in publicly-funded schools on Monday in a move that has caused some tension within the country’s Muslim and other minority religious communities. The law, introduced in 2010, makes it illegal for anyone to cover their face in a public place. This article reveals how some believe the law banning religious symbols in schools imposes secular values upon religious minorities.
French activists lifts the veil on the burqa ban (The Chicago Maroon).
While she was prepared to uncover her face for identity checks, she insisted on the right to wear the full-face veil, Muman said. The ECHR has already upheld France's ban on headscarves in educational establishments, and its regulation requiring the removal of scarves, veils and turbans for security checks. Documentary: I Wasn’t Always Dressed Like This (2013, by D-AEP). A Daughter of France’s ‘Lost Territories’ Fights for Them (The New York Times). Aside from questions of security and equality, she added: "It's about social communication, the right to interact with someone by looking them in the face and about not disappearing under a piece of clothing.". The article goes on to explain some of what the charter says and its practical consequences. The ban also applies to the burqa, a ful… In September 2010, the French Parliament made it illegal to wear face coverings in public areas, with 70 percent of public support.
It explains her actions to combat racism and to advocate for women’s rights, including details about her work with the daycare center Baby-Loup. Before the event on May 22, 2013, the University of Chicago newspaper interviews Fadela Amara (with Eve Zuckerman as a translator) about her work and the situation in France. In 2007, Amara was named Secretary of State for Urban Policies (Secrétaire d'Etat Chargée de la Politique de la Ville) under President Sarkozy. The documentary endeavors to present a comprehensive view of the issue of head coverings by portraying the lives of three different Muslim women who wear them. How does the situation of women who wear the veil or burqa in France compare to that of women who wear these items in the United States?
The author relates Amara’s position towards Islamists. Following the talk, Bernard Harcourt moderates a discussion that mixes questions from the Chicago audience with those submitted online by remote audience members in Minneapolis, Milwaukee, and Cincinnati. Neither Whores nor Submissive: The Burqa Ban in France September 26, 2014 | By Lawrence Geannopulos May 22, 2013 1 hour and 20 minutes International House, University of Chicago Program Overview. Referencing the debate between Fadela Amara and the Muslim student, do you see the headscarf as liberating or oppressing for women? The law, introduced in … 2. 5. The article concludes with concerns about the spread of these fundamentalist ideologies. What do you think of Fadela Amara’s three categories of women (militants, believers, and those forced to wear the headscarf)? Amara criticizes the feminist movement of the 1970’s that often forgot about the problems in the banlieues; it is in these forgotten areas, that Ni putes ni soumises wages its battle. Deborah Joyce serves as the interpreter throughout. It was published in France in 2003, and since then it has been translated and made available to English speaking audiences. This program made possible with the support of the following, Consulate General of France in ChicagoAlliance Française in ChicagoFrance Chicago CenterUChicago French ClubCenter for International StudiesCenter for the Study of Race, Politics, and CultureUniversity of Chicago Student GovernmentInternational House Global Voices ProgramInternational Students AssociationChicago Council on Global Affairs, Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture, International House Global Voices Program.
3. Available for everyone, funded by readers, Hundreds protest in Copenhagen, saying law infringes women’s rights to dress as they choose, MPs in the Netherlands back bill by 44 to 31 votes in final hurdle before it becomes law, Campaigners say ban violates rights to freedom of expression and religion, Country becomes latest European nation to prohibit veils such as the burqa and niqab, in deal to save coalition government.
This article by Bruce Livesey provides background on the Mulsim fundamentalist Salifist movement in Europe, a movement that calls for a return to what it considers to be authentic Islam. French officials told the judges this figure had since dropped by half "thanks to a major public information campaign". It concludes by raising questions about the law’s true secularity. At the end, Amara emphasizes her intent to keep fighting against all those who oppose women’s freedom. The article lists other notable violations of the ban in 2013. Additionally, the article contains an infographic that distinguishes between the different types of head coverings. This book by Amara and Zappi starts with the immolation of a young Muslim girl in the French banlieue and the mobilization that followed. Her lawyer Tony Muman told the ECHR last November: "She's a patriot" adding that she had suffered "absolutely no pressure" from her family or relatives to cover herself. The UN Human Rights Committee on Tuesday criticised France's so-called burqa ban, saying the law "violated" the rights of two women who were fined for wearing full-face veils in public. Born of Algerian immigrant parents in Clermont-Ferrand, France, Fadela Amara is a French feminist politician and activist. © 2020 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. The case was brought by an unnamed 24-year-old French citizen of Pakistani origin, who wears both the burqa, covering her entire head and body, and the niqab, leaving only her eyes uncovered.
France’s law banning women from wearing face-covering veils in public is not discriminatory, the European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday. While in the government, Amara argued strongly in favor of the burqa ban, which became law in 2010. What is the importance of men in movements such as Neither Whores nor Submissive?
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