Dossier on Women in Islam: New Intellectual and Moral Border Policing

The May 2016 issue of artpress (n°433, pp. 56-59) features a dossier titled "Les femmes dans l'islam. Nouvelles polices des frontières intellectuelles et morales." The dossier criticizes recent trends in French intellectual and political circles, citing the example of former Prime Minister Manuel Valls condemning Michel Houellebecq's novel "Soumission" for Islamophobia and racism without having read it. The article argues that such actions represent a new form of policing intellectual and moral boundaries, particularly regarding discussions of women in Islam.