Bellil, Samira (1972–2004)

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Bellil, Samira (1972–2004)

Algerian-born writer and activist. Born Nov 27, 1972, to Algerian parents in Algiers; grew up in Parisian suburb of Seine-Sainte-Denis; died from stomach cancer, age 31, Sept 4, 2004.

Shocked France with her autobiographical book, Dans l'Enfer des tournantes (In the Hell of Gang Rapes, 2002), forcing the nation to look at life in its deprived ghettos (the banlieue), especially the predilection for gang rapes (she had been gang raped at 14); organized Ni Putes, Ni Soumises (Neither Whores Nor Submissive), to publicly address the issue of violence against French Muslim women.

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