Caroline Fourest
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Caroline Fourest at the Université de la Terre, Paris, April 2011
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19 September 1975 Aix-en-Provence, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Education | EHESS, Sorbonne |
| Occupation | Writer, journalist |
Caroline Fourest (born September 19, 1975 in Aix-en-Provence) is a French feminist writer, documentary director, journalist, radio presenter at France Culture, and editor of the magazine ProChoix. She is the author of Frère Tariq ("Brother Tariq"), a critical look at the works of Muslim intellectual Tariq Ramadan. She was also a columnist for Le Monde until 14 July 2012.
A graduate in sociology and political science, Fourest has written many books about the conservative right, the pro-life movement (France and USA), and contemporary fundamentalist trends in Abrahamic religions. She also began serving as the President of the Gay and Lesbian Center in 1999.
In March 2006, Fourest signed MANIFESTO: Together facing the new totalitarianism, a manifesto opposing Islamist totalitarianism that gained wide publicity. The other eleven signatories include Salman Rushdie, Ibn Warraq, Maryam Namazie, Taslima Nasreen, and Ayaan Hirsi Ali.
Fourest 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 an advisory board member of the Anna Lindh Foundation, fan organization focused on intercultural dialogue.
Fourest has opposed far right FN politician Marine Le Pen and her politics in a book co-authored with Fiammetta Venner.
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