Tunisian feminist activist Amina Sboui was recently released from jail on August 1, and once again, she’s sparking a liberation movement. This time, she wants to liberate herself from FEMEN. Yes, this is the very same 19-year-old Tunisian activist whose topless Facebook photos, with the slogan “F*ck your morals” written on her body, sparked massive controversy in mid-March. That act was, in fact, inspired by FEMEN, the Ukraine-based feminist group known for staging topless protests. With her photos, Amina became the catalyst for one of FEMEN’s highest-profile protests, International >>>

18-year-old Amina Sboui provoked outrage when she posted topless photos of herself online as a protest. But are such actions necessary shock tactics or just bare-faced cheek? Those close to 18-year-old Amina Sboui describe her as rebellious but extremely sensitive to the daily suffering and injustices incurred by women in her native Tunisia, especially those in rural areas. "I came to know a girl of 18 who is intelligent, aware of what she's doing and very engaged with the feminist cause", Halim Meddeb, Amina's lawyer, told Think Africa Press. But to those who haven't met her, Sboui is simply known >>>

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A women’s rights activist who shocked Tunisians by posting topless photos of herself online said Tuesday she is quitting the Ukrainian feminist group Femen because of what she calls its anti-Islam outlook. Amina Sboui told The Associated Press in a telephone interview that Femen activists had shouted chants insulting to Islam at some of the group’s demonstrations, among other ‘‘Islamophobic’’ acts. Sboui said she also objects to the group’s ‘‘obscure financing.’’ In Ukraine, >>>

TUNIS: Amina Sboui, a Tunisian activist who was detained for nearly three months, said on Tuesday she had left the radical women’s protest group Femen, accusing it of Islamophobia.“I do not want my name to be associated with an Islamophobic organization,” she told the Maghreb edition of the Huffington Post.“I did not appreciate the action taken by the girls shouting ‘Amina Akbar, Femen Akbar’ in front of the Tunisian Embassy in Paris,” Sboui said. Amina also criticized the burning of the black Tawhid flag, which affirms the oneness of God, in front of a mosque in Paris. “That >>>

    TUNIS – Amina Sboui, a Tunisian activist who was detained for nearly three months, said on Tuesday she had left the radical women’s protest group Femen, accusing it of Islamophobia. “I do not want my name to be associated with an Islamophobic organization,” she told the Maghreb edition of the Huffington Post. “I did not appreciate the action taken by the girls shouting (blasphemous slogans) in front of the Tunisian embassy in Paris,” Sboui said. “That offends many Muslims and many friends of mine. We must respect everyone’s >>>

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A women's rights activist who shocked Tunisians by posting topless photos of herself online said Tuesday she is quitting the Ukrainian feminist group Femen because of what she calls its anti-Islam outlook.Amina Sboui told The Associated Press in a telephone interview that Femen activists had shouted chants insulting to Islam at some of the group's demonstrations, among other "Islamophobic" acts.Sboui said she also objects to the group's "obscure financing."In Ukraine, Femen issued a statement saying it "believes Amina's accusations to be inspired by her conformist >>>

TUNIS, Tunisia — A women's rights activist who shocked Tunisians by posting topless photos of herself online said Tuesday she is quitting the Ukrainian feminist group Femen because of what she calls its anti-Islam outlook. Amina Sboui told The Associated Press in a telephone interview that Femen activists had shouted chants insulting to Islam at some of the group's demonstrations, among other "Islamophobic" acts. Sboui said she also objects to the group's "obscure financing." In Ukraine, Femen issued a statement saying it "believes Amina's accusations >>>

AMINA- TUNISIA – Amina Sboui the Tunisian activist, released at the beginning of the current month after more than 90 days of detention, announced that she has detached herself from the FEMEN organization accusing it of being anti-Islam and for having mysterious funding. In an interview with the news site “Huffington Post”, today, Amina Sboui asserted that: “I do not want that my name be associated with the name of an organization hostile to Islam… I did not like the girls conduct in front of the Tunisian Embassy when they exclaimed “ Amina Akbar” and FEMEN Akbar. I did >>>

(ANSAmed) - TUNIS - In a surprise move, especially for the many women who had taken her side, Amina Sboui announced Tuesday she had left Femen, whom she accused of being ''Islamophobic'' and of being funded with ''shady money''. After saying a few days ago that she did not want to speak to journalists any longer - out of concern that her words would be misinterpreted - the Tunisian girl chose Huffington Post Maghreb to announce her departure from the feminist movement. The group had put her at the center of its protests in recent months and had staunchly defended Amina when she was >>>

Depuis le début, nous sommes face à une paumée de 18 ans qui joue les rebelles punk en taguant des cimetières.Si la loi était respectée en France, les Femens devraient, elles aussi, être condamnées pour agressions de personnes (et notamment sur le président de la république), profanation de lieux de cultes et nudité sur la voie publique. Mais non, elles sont protégées et même subventionnées.Le plus drôle, c’est de voir l’opinion publique (des hommes pour la plupart) - qui avait fait d’Amina une héroïne, une courageuse porte-drapeau de la cause féminine contre "l’obscurantisme >>>