Djemila Benhabib

Djemila Benhabib
Djemila Benhabib in Strasbourg (2021)
Born1972 (age 53–54)
Ukraine
Occupationsjournalist, writer, and politician
Notable workMa vie à contre-Coran: une femme témoigne sur les islamistes

Djemila Benhabib (Arabic: جميلة بن حبيب) (born 1972) is a Canadian journalist, writer, and politician who lives in Bruxelles, Belgium. She is of Algerian and Greek-Cypriot descent,[1] and is known for her opposition to Islam.

Biography

She was born in Ukraine in 1972, but grew up in Algeria. Her father is Algerian and her mother Greek Cypriot.[2][3][4]

She was a finalist for the 2009 Governor General's Literary Awards for her non-fiction book[5] Ma vie à contre-Coran: une femme témoigne sur les islamistes.[6][7] Her second book is Les soldats d'Allah à l'assaut de l'Occident.[8][9][10][11]

In 2010, she appeared on the Jean-Marie Colombani invite show on Public Sénat, the television channel of the French Senate.[12]

In 2012, she received Le Prix international de la laïcité.

She was the Parti Québécois candidate for Trois-Rivières in the 2012 Quebec general election, but narrowly failed to defeat the sitting member, Danielle St-Amand.[13]

She was again candidate in 2014, this time in Mille-Îles, but was defeated by Liberal candidate Francine Charbonneau.[14]

References

  1. ^ Roy, Mario (March 14, 2009). "L'éléphant dans la pièce". La Presse. Montreal. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
  2. ^ Chouaki, Yasmine (November 17, 2009). "En sol majeur : Djemila Benhabib". RFI. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Djemila Benhabib - Notice biographique" [Biographical note]. VLB éditeur. Archived from the original on November 3, 2009. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
  4. ^ "Extrait : Ma vie à contre-Coran".
  5. ^ Benhabib, Djemila (2009). Ma vie à contre-Coran: une femme témoigne sur les islamistes. Collection Partis pris actuels. VLB éditeur. ISBN 978-2-89649-059-2.
  6. ^ "Canada Council for the Arts announces the finalists for the 2009 Governor General's Literary Awards" (Press release). Canada Council for the Arts. October 14, 2009. Retrieved August 18, 2012.{{cite press release}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  7. ^ "Djemila Benhabib Ma vie à contre-Coran : une femme témoigne sur les islamistes Non-fiction French-Language". Canada Council for the Arts. Archived from the original on October 30, 2012. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
  8. ^ Benhabib, Djemila (2011). Les soldats d'Allah à l'assaut de l'Occident. Collection Partis pris actuels. Montréal: VLB éditeur. ISBN 978-2-89649-313-5.
  9. ^ Turbide, Mathieu (September 14, 2011). "Attention à l'islam politique". Le Journal de Montréal. Retrieved August 18, 2012.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  10. ^ "Conférence de Djemila Benhabib à Notre-Dame-des-Prairies". L'Action. Joliette, Quebec. February 16, 2012. Retrieved August 18, 2012.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  11. ^ Guimont, Corinne (October 19, 2011). "L'histoire et les luttes de Djemila Benhabib". L'Éveil et La Concorde. Saint-Eustache, Quebec. Archived from the original on 2013-09-26. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
  12. ^ "Djemila Benhabib et Pierre Joxe". Public Sénat. February 12, 2010. Archived from the original on February 20, 2010. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
  13. ^ "Benhabib se réjouit". Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  14. ^ Victoire éclatante de Francine Charbonneau dans Mille-Îles Archived 2014-04-16 at the Wayback Machine, Courrier Laval, 7 April 2014.

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