Djemila Benhabib
Djemila Benhabib | |
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Djemila Benhabib in Strasbourg (2021) | |
| Born | 1972 (age 53–54) Ukraine |
| Occupations | journalist, writer, and politician |
| Notable work | Ma 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
- ^ Roy, Mario (March 14, 2009). "L'éléphant dans la pièce". La Presse. Montreal. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
- ^ Chouaki, Yasmine (November 17, 2009). "En sol majeur : Djemila Benhabib". RFI. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- ^ "Djemila Benhabib - Notice biographique" [Biographical note]. VLB éditeur. Archived from the original on November 3, 2009. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
- ^ "Extrait : Ma vie à contre-Coran".
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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) - ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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) - ^ "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) - ^ 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.
- ^ "Djemila Benhabib et Pierre Joxe". Public Sénat. February 12, 2010. Archived from the original on February 20, 2010. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
- ^ "Benhabib se réjouit". Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- ^ Victoire éclatante de Francine Charbonneau dans Mille-Îles Archived 2014-04-16 at the Wayback Machine, Courrier Laval, 7 April 2014.
External links
Media related to Djemila Benhabib at Wikimedia Commons