, ▁N ek kaz ▁founded ▁the ▁organisation ▁"" ▁( , ▁a ▁play ▁on ▁the ▁s log an ▁of ▁the ▁N GO ▁S OS ▁R ac isme : ▁), ▁which ▁p led ged ▁to ▁pay ▁the ▁fine ▁of ▁any ▁women ▁conv icted ▁of ▁we aring ▁the ▁bur qa ▁in ▁public . ▁He ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁comm itting ▁ 2 ▁million ▁euro ▁to ▁this ▁campaign . ▁He ▁travel led ▁to ▁Br uss els ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁to ▁pay ▁the ▁fin es ▁of ▁two ▁women ▁conv icted ▁for ▁the ▁same ▁off ence . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁N ek kaz ▁ren ounced ▁his ▁French ▁citizens hip ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁nomin ate ▁himself ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Al ger ian ▁president ial ▁election . ▁By ▁birth ▁he ▁previously ▁held ▁dual ▁citizens hip , ▁but ▁Al ger ian ▁law ▁requires ▁the ▁president ▁to ▁hold ▁only ▁Al ger ian ▁citizens hip . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁he ▁travel led ▁to ▁Den mark ▁to ▁pay ▁the ▁fin es ▁of ▁women ▁who ▁had ▁bre ached ▁the ▁laws ▁on ▁face - cover ing ▁cl othing . ▁In ▁response , ▁political ▁parties ▁Dan ish ▁People ' s ▁Party ▁and ▁Ven stre ▁proposed ▁to ▁change ▁the ▁law ▁from ▁a ▁simply ▁a ▁fine ▁to ▁also ▁include ▁ 7 ▁days ▁in ▁j ail ▁for ▁repeat ▁off enders . ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁he ▁appeared ▁outside ▁the ▁par il ament ▁of ▁Den mark ▁to ▁re im bur se ▁the ▁money ▁to ▁any