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| Topless Femen protesters 'kicked during scuffles' at Muslim conference about women | Topless Femen protesters 'kicked during scuffles' at Muslim conference about women |
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| Two topless feminist protesters from Femen have stormed the stage of a conference discussing women in Islam. | Two topless feminist protesters from Femen have stormed the stage of a conference discussing women in Islam. |
| A video of the incident appears to show one of the activists being kicked by a man as she is hauled off stage at the event in France. | A video of the incident appears to show one of the activists being kicked by a man as she is hauled off stage at the event in France. |
| The two women are from the Femen activist group, whose members are known for protesting topless with writing across their chest. | The two women are from the Femen activist group, whose members are known for protesting topless with writing across their chest. |
| The pair ran onto the stage as two imams were addressing the conference, before removing their clothes and grabbing the microphone. | The pair ran onto the stage as two imams were addressing the conference, before removing their clothes and grabbing the microphone. |
| The so-far unnamed women are believed to be aged 25 and 31. The slogans written across their chest translate to “I am my own prophet” and “Nobody submits me”. | The so-far unnamed women are believed to be aged 25 and 31. The slogans written across their chest translate to “I am my own prophet” and “Nobody submits me”. |
| Footage shows a group of men running on stage to carry the women off stage. The clip then shows one man in a white t-shirt appearing to kick the protester while she is on the ground. | Footage shows a group of men running on stage to carry the women off stage. The clip then shows one man in a white t-shirt appearing to kick the protester while she is on the ground. |
| Watch the video below: | Watch the video below: |
| The group alleged on Twitter that the “activists were brutally removed from the wings”. | The group alleged on Twitter that the “activists were brutally removed from the wings”. |
| According to Inna Shevchenko a spokesperson for the Ukranian-born feminist group, the imams were discussing the beating of women. | According to Inna Shevchenko a spokesperson for the Ukranian-born feminist group, the imams were discussing the beating of women. |
| The Telegraph reported that Ms Schevchenko added that the women were arrested but released after questioning. | The Telegraph reported that Ms Schevchenko added that the women were arrested but released after questioning. |
| Conference organisers took to Facebook to rally support for the remainder of the conference, which was held in Pontoise, near Paris. They added that the activists were “victims of anti-Muslim onslaught from the media”. | Conference organisers took to Facebook to rally support for the remainder of the conference, which was held in Pontoise, near Paris. They added that the activists were “victims of anti-Muslim onslaught from the media”. |
| Prior to the event, a petition against the conference going ahead reportedly gathered almost 6,000 signatures. | Prior to the event, a petition against the conference going ahead reportedly gathered almost 6,000 signatures. |
| Femen’s previous protests include disrupting a Spanish parliament hearing on abortion reforms and protesting against the far-right National Front’s May Day speech in France with mock Nazi salutes. | Femen’s previous protests include disrupting a Spanish parliament hearing on abortion reforms and protesting against the far-right National Front’s May Day speech in France with mock Nazi salutes. |