Zana Ramadani (born 1984) is a German politician, feminist activist, and author of Albanian descent. She was born in Skopje, but fled to West Germany as a child. She was chair of the Junge Union, the youth organization of the CDU (Conservative Party), in Wilnsdorf in Central Germany.[2]
Zana Ramadani | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 January 1984 |
| Known for | Die verschleierte Gefahr: Die Macht der muslimischen Mütter und der Toleranzwahn der Deutschen (2017) |
She came to prominence when she founded the German branch of the feminist protest group FEMEN in 2012, and was involved in a number of topless protests against sexual exploitation. One high-profile protest involved invading the stage of Heidi Klum's television casting show Germany's Next Topmodel during the finale of cycle 8 sporting the slogan "Heidi horror picture show" as a critique of the beauty ideal propagated by the fashion industry. In another, the group appeared on the street in Hamburg's red-light district (the Reeperbahn), with Ramadani wearing the slogan "Destroy the Sex Industry!".[3]
Ramadani's book Die verschleierte Gefahr: Die Macht der muslimischen Mütter und der Toleranzwahn der Deutschen was published in March 2017.[4] It critiques Islam and the role of Muslim mothers.[5][6]
According to a Süddeutsche Zeitung interview in April 2017, she frequently receives death threats from conservative Muslims,[7] and after she was pregnant, the Muslim threats also included beating her to cause a miscarriage. As police would not give her protection, she applied for a firearms license.[8]
References edit
- ^ ""Der Islam hat nichts mit Terror zu tun? Absurd"". 1 April 2016.
- ^ Vogel, Mathis (January 1, 2015). "Zana Ramadani: Die Bloßstellung" [Zana Ramadani: The exposure]. Die Zeit (in German). Germany. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
- ^ "Rel rond blote borsten van Duitse politica" – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ Ramadani, Zana (March 3, 2017). Die verschleierte Gefahr: Die Macht der muslimischen Mütter und der Toleranzwahn der Deutschen. Munich: Europa Verlag. ISBN 978-3-95890-077-6.
- ^ ARD report: http://info.arte.tv/de/zana-ramadani-die-verschleierte-gefahr
- ^ "Zana Ramadani glaubt, das Problem muslimischer Männer zu kennen" [Zana Ramadani believes she knows the problem with Muslim men]. Die Welt (in German). Germany. April 10, 2017. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
- ^ www.20min.ch, www.20minuten.ch, 20 Minuten, 20 Min. "Muslim-Mütter erziehen Söhne zu Versagern". 20 Minuten. Retrieved 2017-07-25.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Weber, Interview von Bettina (2017-04-09). "Muslimische Mütter erziehen ihre Söhne zu Versagern". sueddeutsche.de (in German). ISSN 0174-4917. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
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