Djemila Benhabib

Who is Djemila Benhabib?

Djemila Benhabib is a Canadian opponent of Muslim fundamentalism, journalist, writer and politician who lives in, Quebec. She is of Algerian and Greek-Cypriot descent.

She was a finalist for the 2009 Governor General's Literary Awards for her non-fiction book Ma vie à contre-Coran: une femme témoigne sur les islamistes. Her second book is Les soldats d'Allah à l'assaut de l'Occident.

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.

She was born in Ukraine in 1972. Her father is Algerian and her mother Greek Cypriot.

In 2010, she appeared on the Jean-Marie Colombani invite show on the French television channel Public Sénat.

In 2012, she received the Le Prix international-de-la-laïcite-.html# Le Prix international de la laïcité.