LE FIGARO.
- How did you get involved in the battle for the emancipation of Muslim women in the Netherlands?
Shirin MUSA.
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You have to understand where I come from. I was born in Quetta, Pakistan, in 1976, in the Hazara community, a Shiite group very badly handled by history. My ancestors had fled Afghanistan before because our Asian appearance exposed us to persecution. Then, when Islamist radicalization spread to Pakistan, after 1970, my father left for the Netherlands. My mother joined him there when I was 6 months old. Initially, they thought of returning to the country, but, when things got worse, in the 1990s, they renounced Pakistani citizenship and embraced Holland completely. It was the choice of a simple and stable life. Even though I was hazed in school because I was a Muslim, which my younger sisters didn't, I had a happy childhood. Over time, things have improved dramatically.We integrated
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