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| A screen grab of Femen activists protesting Muslim conference on women in Paris (Video below) |
Staff correspondent, September 14, 2015, NewsCrunch
Two topless women protesters disrupted a Muslim conference near Paris, which was discussing the role of women in Islam.
As two Imams led the discussion, two members of the feminist group Femen stormed the stage shouting slogans.
As a video, which went viral, shows one of them had written on her breasts- Nobody makes me submit.
The two Imams, who were taken by surprise left the stage. A group of men, including security guards, rushed to the stage and evicted the women violently.
Femen alleged that the women, one from Algeria and another from Tunisia, were beaten up and kicked, off camera, till the police rescued them.
Femen alleged that the women, one from Algeria and another from Tunisia, were beaten up and kicked, off camera, till the police rescued them.
Femen defended its protest saying it opposed oppression of women.
The conference, which was allegedly being held to articulate a conservative line on the role of women, had become controversial. Media reports said 6,000 people had signed an online petition against the event.
Formed in 2008 in Ukraine Femen now operates from Paris. Its members hold controversial topless protests against sex tourism, religious institutions, homophobia and other social topics.