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Rape Rate Rises in France Along With Spread of Islamic Fundamentalism
Samira Bellil .... has penned Dans lâenfer des tournantes (In the hell of the tournantes; the last word is a slang term for gang rape). Published last month, the book has shocked France with its graphic accounts of the attacks and Bellilâs impassioned denunciation of the increasing violence and sexual abuse committed against young women in the banlieues [poor housing projects]. Since 1999, rapes within the banlieue have increased by 15% to 20% every year.... Reports of sexual assaults against women have risen across France, with court convictions for rape having soared by 61% between 1995 to 2000. Banlieue women must also deal with the spreading influence of Islamic fundamentalism, which threatens their liberty in other ways. "Over the past 10 years, the condition of women in the banlieues has radically deteriorated," says Fadéla Amara, president of a national association of banlieue women and head of the "Neither Whores Nor Submissive" movement, which campaigns for women to be allowed to live normal, modern lives. "Weâre seeing increased insults of young women wearing jeans, a rise in forced or arranged marriages, more young women obliged to drop out of school and a greater incidence of polygamy," she says. "There comes a point when women must say, âThatâs enough.â" ..... Posted by: Mike Sylwester 2004-04-22 |
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