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THEMATIQUES Femmes Taboos and Fear among Muslim Girls
Taboos and Fear among Muslim GirlsDer Spiegel / 06/01/2011Young Muslim women are often forced to lead double lives in Europe. They have sex in public restrooms and stuff mobile phones in their bras to hide their secret existences from strict families. They are often forbidden from visiting gynecologists or receiving sex ed. In the worst cases, they undergo hymen reconstruction surgery, have late-term abortions or even commit suicide. Gülay has heard it from her mother so many times: An unmarried woman who has lost her virginity might as well be a whore. Gülay, 22, lives in Berlin's Neukölln, a district that is home to a high number of Muslim immigrants, and has little in common with the cliché of the "girl with the headscarf." She wears tight jeans, low-cut blouses and has long hair that she doesn't keep covered. She is self-confident and looks people in the eye. Gülay plans to begin a training program to work as an airport ground hostess next year. At first glance, she comes across as a poster child for successful integration. Lire la suite de la'rticle publié en anglais par Der Spiegel... |