▁posts ▁where ▁she ▁has ▁contributed ▁to ▁prom oting ▁the ▁understanding ▁of ▁Muslim s ▁but ▁has ▁not ▁always ▁seen ▁eye ▁to ▁eye ▁with ▁the ▁authorities . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Born ▁on ▁ 9 ▁February ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁in ▁Gren o ble , ▁Bou zar ▁is ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁an ▁Al ger ian ▁father ▁and ▁a ▁French ▁mother . ▁She ▁dis cont in ued ▁her ▁secondary ▁education ▁before ▁taking ▁the ▁b ac cal aur é at ▁mat ric ulation . ▁After ▁the ▁birth ▁of ▁her ▁first ▁daughter ▁she ▁took ▁and ▁passed ▁the ▁exam ination ▁allowing ▁her ▁to ▁undert ake ▁university ▁studies . ▁After ▁a ▁two - year ▁course ▁at ▁the ▁French ▁Red ▁Cross ▁in ▁Lyon , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁she ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁P J J ▁( J ud ici ary ▁Youth ▁Prote ction ) ▁course ▁at ▁Tour co ing ▁as ▁an ▁educ ator . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁she ▁continued ▁her ▁studies ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁L ille ▁III , ▁leading ▁to ▁an ▁M . Sc . ▁in ▁education . ▁ ▁Br ought ▁up ▁in ▁a ▁sec ular ▁environment , ▁she ▁first ▁converted ▁to ▁Islam ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁ 2 7 , ▁publishing ▁her ▁first ▁works ▁on ▁the ▁subject ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁Her ▁L ' une ▁vo il ée , ▁l ' autre ▁pas ▁( One ▁Ve iled , ▁One ▁Not ) ▁led ▁President ▁S ark o zy ▁to ▁appoint ▁her ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁Muslim ▁Fa