- Sohane Benziane
Sohane Benziane (1984–
October 4 ,2002 ) was a FrenchMuslim girl who was murdered at the age of 17.On October 4, 2002 in Vitry-sur-Seine, in a predominantly Muslim satellite town of Paris, 17 year old Sohane Benziane, the daughter of
Kabyle immigrants, was burned alive in front of her friends in a cellar by her former boyfriend, a local caid (gang leader). While a watch was kept outside, the aggressor, nicknamed "Nono", who had bought the bottle of gasoline a day before, poured gasoline over Sohane and set her on fire with a lighter.As Sohanne, engulfed in flames, managed to run out screaming in agony her death was witnessed by a dozen other students that were coming out of class.
The incident captured the attention of the French and International press and sparked outrage throughout
France . It led to the founding of theFeminist rights movementNi Putes Ni Soumises .A commemorative plate in her memory was later desecrated. On October 4, 2005 a platform was inaugurated in her memory, in presence notably of her sister Kahina Benziane. On April 8, 2006 a French court sentenced Jamal Derrar (22) to 25 years in prison. Tony Rocca (23) got 8 years for complicity.
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Ni Putes Ni Soumises
*Samira Bellil Additional sources
* [http://www.liberation.fr/page.php?Article=328706 Liberation article on Sohane in French]
* [http://www.humanite.presse.fr/journal/2003-01-31/2003-01-31-257353 L'humanite : article on Sohane in her sister's words in French]
* [http://www.time.com/time/europe/hero2004/amura.html Time Europe: Acting on the outrage]
* [http://www.time.com/time/europe/magazine/2002/1202/crime/bellil.htm Time Magazine: Sisters In Hell]
* [http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0405/24/i_ins.00.html CNN Transcript: Muslim Women Rebel In France]
* [http://print.signandsight.com/features/288.html Book review Neither whores nor submissives and In gang-rape hell]
* [http://www.mariebrenner.com/articles/daughters/daughters.html Vanity Fair:Daughters of France , Daughters of Allah]
* [http://menewsie.3.forumer.com/index.php?act=ST&f=2&t=151 Newsweek: Sexism in the cites]
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