Dans l'enfer des tournantes
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Dans l'enfer des tournantes (In the Hell of the Tournantes) is a book by French activist Samira Bellil
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The book focuses on life in neighborhoods (banlieue
s) of France where Samira and countless other young girls have been victims of organized gang-rapes called tournantes. It was first published on October 9, 2002.
Samira Bellil
Samira Bellil was a French feminist activist and a campaigner for the rights of girls and women.Bellil became famous in France with the publication of her autobiographical book Dans l'enfer des tournantes in 2002...
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The book focuses on life in neighborhoods (banlieue
Banlieue
In francophone areas, banlieues are the "outskirts" of a city: the zone around a city that is under the city's rule.Banlieues are translated as "suburbs", as these are also residential areas on the outer edge of a city, but the connotations of the term "banlieue" in France can be different from...
s) of France where Samira and countless other young girls have been victims of organized gang-rapes called tournantes. It was first published on October 9, 2002.