Caroline Fourest
Encyclopedia
Caroline Fourest is a French feminist writer, journalist, columnist (every Saturday in Le Monde
and every Friday on France culture), editor of the magazine "ProChoix" (antiracist and secularist), and author of Frère Tariq (Brother Tariq), a critical look at the works of the Muslim intellectual
Tariq Ramadan
.
A graduate in sociology and political science, as a journalist she has written many books on such topics as the conservative right, the pro-life movement (France and USA), and on current fundamentalist trends in Abrahamic religions
(Jewish
, Christian, and Muslim
). She served as President of the Gay and Lesbian Center ("Centre Gai et Lesbien"), beginning in 1999.
In March 2006, she signed MANIFESTO: Together facing the new totalitarianism
, a manifesto against Islamist Totalitarianism that gained wide publicity and for which she and the other 11 signatories, including Salman Rushdie, Ibn Warraq
, Maryam Namazie
, Taslima Nasreen, and Ayaan Hirsi Ali
received death threats.
She has received several political awards for her work, including the National award of "Laïcité" in 2005, and the "Award of the political book" in 2006.
She is member of the advisory board of the Anna Lindh foundation, for dialogue between cultures.
Le Monde
Le Monde is a French daily evening newspaper owned by La Vie-Le Monde Group and edited in Paris. It is one of two French newspapers of record, and has generally been well respected since its first edition under founder Hubert Beuve-Méry on 19 December 1944...
and every Friday on France culture), editor of the magazine "ProChoix" (antiracist and secularist), and author of Frère Tariq (Brother Tariq), a critical look at the works of the Muslim intellectual
Intellectual
An intellectual is a person who uses intelligence and critical or analytical reasoning in either a professional or a personal capacity.- Terminology and endeavours :"Intellectual" can denote four types of persons:...
Tariq Ramadan
Tariq Ramadan
Tariq Ramadan is a Swiss academic, poet and writer. He is also a Professor of Contemporary Islamic Studies in the Faculty of Oriental Studies at Oxford University...
.
A graduate in sociology and political science, as a journalist she has written many books on such topics as the conservative right, the pro-life movement (France and USA), and on current fundamentalist trends in Abrahamic religions
Abrahamic religions
Abrahamic religions are the monotheistic faiths emphasizing and tracing their common origin to Abraham or recognizing a spiritual tradition identified with him...
(Jewish
Jewish fundamentalism
The term Jewish fundamentalism may refer to militant religious Zionism or Ashkenazi or Sephardi ultra-orthodox Judaism.The term "fundamentalism" was originally used in reference to certain Christian groups but today commonly refers to the anti-modernist movements of any religion based on literal...
, Christian, and Muslim
Islamic fundamentalism
Islamic fundamentalism is a term used to describe religious ideologies seen as advocating a return to the "fundamentals" of Islam: the Quran and the Sunnah. Definitions of the term vary. According to Christine L...
). She served as President of the Gay and Lesbian Center ("Centre Gai et Lesbien"), beginning in 1999.
In March 2006, she signed MANIFESTO: Together facing the new totalitarianism
MANIFESTO: Together facing the new totalitarianism
MANIFESTO: Together facing the new totalitarianism is a political statement made in response to the violence surrounding the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy. The signatories said they issued the letter to demonstrate that there is a need to fight for secular values and personal freedom...
, a manifesto against Islamist Totalitarianism that gained wide publicity and for which she and the other 11 signatories, including Salman Rushdie, Ibn Warraq
Ibn Warraq
Ibn Warraq is the pen name of a polemical author of Pakistani origin who is critical of Islam, and who founded the Institute for the Secularisation of Islamic Society . He is a senior research fellow at the Center for Inquiry focusing on Qur'anic criticism...
, Maryam Namazie
Maryam Namazie
Maryam Namazie is a human rights activist, commentator and broadcaster. Namazie has served as the executive director of the International Federation of Iranian Refugees. She is spokesperson for the One Law for All Campaign against Sharia Law in Britain. The campaign is opposed to faith based laws...
, Taslima Nasreen, and Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Ayaan Hirsi Magan Ali is a Somali-Dutch feminist and atheist activist, writer, politician who strongly opposes circumcision and female genital cutting. She is the daughter of the Somali politician and opposition leader Hirsi Magan Isse and is a founder of the women's rights organisation the AHA...
received death threats.
She has received several political awards for her work, including the National award of "Laïcité" in 2005, and the "Award of the political book" in 2006.
She is member of the advisory board of the Anna Lindh foundation, for dialogue between cultures.