Souad Sbai (; born 1961) is a Moroccan-born Italian politician and writer. She was born in

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, Morocco, on 5 February 1961. She has lived in Italy since about 1979. She was a member of the Italian

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from 2008 to 2013, and in 2011 sponsored legislation to ban wearing the

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in public in Italy. She has been criticised, alongside

Daniela Santanchè Daniela Garnero (born 7 April 1961), commonly known by her former married name as Daniela Santanchè (), is an Italian politician. Between 2010 and 2011 she served as Undersecretary to the Ministry for the Implementation of the Government Progra ...

, for "setting the political agenda according to a demeaning image of Muslim women". In 2009 she received death threats from Muslim radicals. Her doctoral thesis (Naples, 2005) was ''"Diritti delle donne e associazionismo femminile nei paesi del Maghreb"'', ("Women's rights and women's associations in the Maghreb countries"). She is a member of the Italy-USA Foundation.

Selected publications

* (''Deception: victims of multiculturalism'') * (''The broken dream'') * (''Isis: behind the stage of horror'')

References

External links

Books by Sbai
in

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1961 births Living people Deputies of Legislature XVI of Italy 21st-century Italian women politicians Italian people of Moroccan descent Women members of the Chamber of Deputies (Italy) {{Italy-politician-ThePeopleofFreedom-stub