Caroline Fourest

Who is Caroline Fourest?

Caroline Fourest is a French feminist writer, journalist, columnist, editor of the magazine ProChoix, and author of Frère 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, and on current fundamentalist trends in Abrahamic religions. She served as President of the Gay and Lesbian Center, beginning in 1999.

In March 2006, she signed MANIFESTO: Together facing the new totalitarianism, a manifesto against Islamist Totalitarianism that gained wide publicity. The other 11 signatories include Salman Rushdie, Ibn Warraq, Maryam Namazie, Taslima Nasreen, and Ayaan Hirsi Ali.

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.