Sabatina James

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Sabatina James

Sabatina James , also Sabatina (born November 20, 1982 in Dhedar ), is the pseudonym of a Pakistani - Austrian human rights activist , publicist and critic of Islam .

Life

Sabatina James lived in Dhedar, Pakistan, until she was ten years old and then moved with her Muslim family to Austria in the village of Sarleinsbach in the Mühlviertel . The family later moved to Linz . James integrated and assimilated quickly in Upper Austria, which was rejected by her parents, who saw Austria only as a temporary place of residence. In later interviews she expressed herself positively about the conditions in Sarleinsbach and Linz. She was received there with great warmth and everyone, especially her teachers, tried to integrate the family into the new environment. Since restrictions on their daughter were no longer sufficient, the family decided to forcibly marry James to their cousin in Lahore . When she did not obey the orders, her parents left her in Pakistan, where her aunt sent her to a madrasa (Koran school). In order to be able to travel to Austria, James first agreed to marry her cousin. However, when she arrived in Austria, she refused to marry. After death threats from the family, she went into hiding and assumed a new identity. There was a break with the family.

Today she is the ambassador of the women's rights organization Terre des Femmes and - as a convert to Catholic Christianity and thus an apostate - founded the registered association Sabatina in 2006 for the equal rights of Muslim women. She took the name James after her conversion to Christianity. She was baptized in 2003. James was the laudator of the Women's World Awards 2009 in Vienna alongside Queen Nūr of Jordan .

Sabatina James was chosen as the new face of Arko at a model casting by Kanjo Také in 2009 .

Because of the threat from Islamists, James is protected by bodyguards.

Works

  • Sabatina. From Islam to Christianity - a death sentence . Kleindienst, St. Andrä-WIERT 2003, ISBN 978-3-9501151-8-5 .
  • You should die for your happiness. Caught between two worlds . Knaur, Munich 2004, ISBN 978-3-426-77754-1 .
  • Tear wedding. Muslimas between honor and death - a young woman accuses . Schröder, Berlin 2006, ISBN 978-3-547-71094-6 .
  • Only the truth sets us free. My life between Islam and Christianity . Pattloch, Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-629-02308-7 .
  • Sharia in Germany. When the laws of Islam break the law . Knaur, Munich 2015, ISBN 978-3-426-78680-2 .

Awards

  • The Austrian women's magazine “look!” Honored Sabatina James in Vienna with the “Woman of the Year 2014” award in the women's rights category. The award was justified with the commitment and the founding of an organization that campaigns for equal rights for Muslim women.
  • On June 29, 2017, Sabatina James became Sharia in Germany for her work . When the laws of Islam break the law, awarded the 2017 Culture Prize of the International Pauline Society , as it "represents an essential contribution to the humanization of human society", as the chairman of the IPG Gotthold Hasenhüttl announced.

Web links

Commons : Sabatina James  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Sabatina James: You should die for your happiness. Caught between two worlds . Knaur, Munich 2004, ISBN 978-3-426-77754-1 , p. 158
  2. ↑ Sabatina James: You should die for your happiness. Caught between two worlds . Knaur, Munich 2004, ISBN 978-3-426-77754-1 , About the author on p. 2
  3. ↑ Planet Knowledge - My Escape from Forced Marriage. YouTube, February 2, 2014, accessed on February 19, 2016 (English, detailed interview with Sabatina James).
  4. ↑ Sabatina James: Why My Mother Wants Me Dead. ( Memento from February 3, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) In: The Daily Beast , March 5, 2012 (English).
  5. ↑ a b Matthias Matussek : The model of God. In: Spiegel Online , December 17, 2011.
  6. ↑ Thorsten Alsleben: Pretty convert presents ugly Islam In: Medienmagazin pro , November 4, 2011.
  7. ↑ Tina Soliman : »No. I don't want to marry him ” In: Focus , September 13, 2010, accessed on February 9, 2013.
  8. ↑ This woman attacks German Islam head-on , welt.de , October 30, 2015
  9. ↑ Sabatina James honored as "Woman of the Year" , in: idea of October 26, 2014, pages 10-13
  10. ↑ Ex-Muslim receives award , SWR , on June 27, 2015
  11. ↑ Ex-Muslim woman receives hope-bearer prize ( memento from June 30, 2015 in the Internet Archive ), epd Landesdienst Südwest, on June 27, 2015
  12. ↑ Gotthold Hasenhüttl's website NEWS. Retrieved June 30, 2017 .
  13. ↑ Persecuted ex-Muslims receive the Gerhard Löwenthal Prize , idea.de, notification from November 26, 2017.
personal data
SURNAME James, Sabatina
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sabatina
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Pakistani-Austrian author and convert
DATE OF BIRTH November 20, 1982
PLACE OF BIRTH Dhedar , Pakistan