Breaking the Silence : French Women's Voices from the Ghetto

Born in France of Algerian parents, Fadela Amara is a human rights activist who speaks with both a personal and a collective voice. This book is a passionate account of her struggle to found the movement called "Ni Putes Ni Soumises" (Neither Whore Nor Submissive), aimed at shattering the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Amara, Fadela
Other Authors: Chenut, Helen, Zappi, Sylvia
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: CA : University of California Press, 2006.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Suburban life.
Sex discrimination against women.
Muslim women > Social conditions.
Civil rights demonstrations.
Manifestations pour les droits de l'homme > France > Paris > Histoire > 21e siecle.
Vie de la banlieue > France.
Musulmanes > France > Conditions sociales.
Discrimination à l'egard des femmes > France.
Civil rights demonstrations > France > Paris > History > 21st century.
Suburban life > France.
Muslim women > France > Social conditions.
Sex discrimination against women > France.
France > Paris.
France.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Born in France of Algerian parents, Fadela Amara is a human rights activist who speaks with both a personal and a collective voice. This book is a passionate account of her struggle to found the movement called "Ni Putes Ni Soumises" (Neither Whore Nor Submissive), aimed at shattering the law of silence about violence against women within French suburban communities. The questions Amara raises are part of a broader agenda to open contemporary French society to greater ethnic and cultural diversity. These issues also pose problems of national identity and the defense of secularism for the state.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
ISBN:9780520939165

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