Djemila Benhabib Explained

Djemila Benhabib
Birth Date:1972
Birth Place:Ukraine
Nationality:Canadian of Algerian and Greek-Cypriot descent
Occupation:journalist, writer, and politician
Notable Works: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]

Notes and References

  1. News: L'éléphant dans la pièce. Roy. Mario. March 14, 2009. La Presse. August 18, 2012. Montreal.
  2. News: En sol majeur : Djemila Benhabib . Chouaki . Yasmine . November 17, 2009 . RFI . 18 August 2012.
  3. Web site: Djemila Benhabib - Notice biographique. Biographical note. VLB éditeur. August 18, 2012. November 3, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20091103102502/http://www.edvlb.com/ficheAuteur.aspx?codeAut=BENH1013. dead.
  4. News: Extrait : Ma vie à contre-Coran.
  5. Book: Benhabib , Djemila . Ma vie à contre-Coran: une femme témoigne sur les islamistes. Collection Partis pris actuels. 2009. VLB éditeur. 978-2-89649-059-2.
  6. Canada Council for the Arts announces the finalists for the 2009 Governor General's Literary Awards . October 14, 2009 . Canada Council for the Arts . August 18, 2012 . dead . https://archive.today/20130115144443/http://www.conseildesarts.ca/news/releases/2009/wi128999467161854957.htm . January 15, 2013.
  7. Web site: Djemila Benhabib Ma vie à contre-Coran : une femme témoigne sur les islamistes Non-fiction French-Language . Canada Council for the Arts . August 18, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121030060721/http://www.conseildesarts.ca/prizes/ggla/2009/zn128994825225423643.htm . October 30, 2012.
  8. Book: Benhabib , Djemila . Les soldats d'Allah à l'assaut de l'Occident. Collection Partis pris actuels. 2011. VLB éditeur. Montréal . 978-2-89649-313-5.
  9. News: Attention à l'islam politique. https://archive.today/20130115061110/http://fr.canoe.ca/infos/quebeccanada/archives/2011/09/20110914-073900.html. usurped. January 15, 2013. Turbide. Mathieu. September 14, 2011. Le Journal de Montréal. August 18, 2012.
  10. News: Conférence de Djemila Benhabib à Notre-Dame-des-Prairies . February 16, 2012 . L'Action . August 18, 2012 . Joliette, Quebec . https://archive.today/20130127102132/http://www.laction.com/Societe/Vie-communautaire/2012-02-16/article-2897184/Conference-de-Djemila-Benhabib-a-Notre-Dame-des-Prairies/1 . 2013-01-27 . dead.
  11. News: L'histoire et les luttes de Djemila Benhabib . Guimont . Corinne . October 19, 2011 . L'Éveil et La Concorde . August 18, 2012 . Saint-Eustache, Quebec . https://web.archive.org/web/20130926231303/http://www.leveil.com/Actualit%C3%A9s/2011-10-19/article-2779981/Lhistoire-et-les-luttes-de-Djemila-Benhabib/1 . 2013-09-26 . dead.
  12. Web site: Djemila Benhabib et Pierre Joxe. February 12, 2010. Public Sénat. August 18, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20100220035744/http://www.publicsenat.fr/emissions/jean-marie-colombani-invite/djemila-benhabib-et-pierre-joxe/djemila-benhabib,pierre-joxe/63561. February 20, 2010. dead.
  13. News: Benhabib se réjouit . 5 September 2012.
  14. http://www.courrierlaval.com/Elections-provinciales/2014-04-07/article-3680649/Victoire-eclatante-de-Francine-Charbonneau-dans-Mille-Iles/1 Victoire éclatante de Francine Charbonneau dans Mille-Îles

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