Election candidate in headscarf causes uproar in France
Feminists and politicians protest after anti-capitalist Olivier Besancenot fields Muslim woman who covers her hair
Olivier Besancenot, the postman-turned-revolutionary at the helm of France's anti-capitalist movement, has been fiercely criticised from all sides of the political spectrum for fielding a headscarf-wearing candidate in forthcoming elections.
Ilham Moussaid, a 21-year-old Muslim woman who describes herself as "feminist, secular and veiled", is running for the far-left New Anti-Capitalist party (NPA) in the south-eastern region of Avignon.
But, despite her insistence that there is no contradiction between her clothing and her political role, Moussaid's candidacy in the regional vote due in March has angered other feminists and politicians.
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Re: Election candidate in headscarf causes uproar in France
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Looking over at the comments underneath the guardian article there's a nice response from flyingdutchman:
A suitable headline would be:
"People wearing blinkers object against woman wearing headscarf"
Re: Election candidate in headscarf causes uproar in France
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Feminists ... protest after anti-capitalist Olivier Besancenot fields Muslim woman who covers her hair
Am I the only one that sees irony in this?
They are all for female empowerment unless the empowerment is to make decisions they are not wholly supportive of...[/quote]
Oh, i'd thought it meant they protested in the opposite direction o.0
Oh if not, definitely ironic yes.
Am I the only one that sees irony in this?
They are all for female empowerment unless the empowerment is to make decisions they are not wholly supportive of...