Patrick Karam(born 8 February 1961) is a French personality defendinghuman rights.He is a researcher ininternational relations.He is the vice-president of the regional council ofÎle-de-France,responsible for youth, sports and community life.
Patrick Karam | |
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 Patrick Karam in March 2010 | |
| Member of theRegional council ofÎle-de-France | |
| Assumed office 26 March 2010 | |
| President | Jean-Paul Huchon Valérie Pécresse |
| Member of League of Human Rights - France | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 February 1961 Pointe-à-Pitre,Guadeloupe |
| Nationality | French |
| Political party | UMP The Republicans |
| Spouse | Samia Badat-Karam |
| Alma mater | Paris Descartes University Pantheon-Sorbonne University University of Burgundy |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Early life and education
editOfLebaneseorigin,[1]Karam lived and followed his schooling inGuadeloupeand obtained hisBaccalauréatC (scientific series of the time) at Lycée Baimbridge in Guadeloupe. He holds adoctorateinpolitical sciencefrom theUniversity of BurgundyinDijon.[2]
Career
editA former Interministerial Delegate for Equal Opportunities for French Overseas underPresidentNicolas Sarkozy,Karam has been serving as regional advisor ofÎle-de-France(UMP) since 2010, and Inspector General of Youth and Sports since 2011.
He is the president of the Coordination of the Christians of East in Danger (CHREDO) established in September 2013.[3]He is the first president of the Representative Council of the French Overseas.
Since December 2015 Karam has been vice-president of the regional council of Île-de-France, responsible for youth, sports and community life.[4]
In August 2024, after French Olympic sprinterMuhammad Abdallah Kountawas suspended by the President of theFrench Athletics Federationfor publishing commentsinciting hatredon social media, including inciting hatred against France, white people, Christians, and Jews, as well as support for theIslamistgroupHamas,and including his desire to “kill Little White," Karam called for the "heaviest sanctions" to be levied against Kounta, including criminal prosecution and Kounta's permanent removal by theFrench Athletics Federation's Disciplinary Committee.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
Human rights
editFrom 1987 to 1989, Karam created and directed human rights and inter-youth solidarity, ahumanitarian aidorganization carrying outsister cityof French schools withAfricanschools and Lebanese. He also worked with OperationSave the Childrenof Lebanon during the 1989 bombings inLebanese Civil War,which mobilized 150,000 children and thousands of schools (bringing together their drawings, poems, letters... addressed to four heads of state).
Political positions
editAhead of theRepublicans’2016 primaries,Karam endorsedNicolas Sarkozyas the party’s candidate for2017 presidential elections.
References
edit- ^Olivier Schmitt (28 February 2009). "Petit déjeuner avec Patrick Karam".Le Monde 2:66..
- ^Olivier Schmitt (28 February 2009). "Petit déjeuner avec Patrick Karam".Le Monde 2:66..
- ^Dominique Perrin (20 April 2018)."Querelles de chapelle autour des chrétiens d'Orient".lemonde.fr..
- ^M. Patrick KARAM
- ^"French athlete Kounta targeted for “unacceptable remarks”, “heavy sanctions” requested, "Le Parisien.
- ^"Frenchman Muhammad Abdallah Kounta suspended by athletics federation for hate speech – Libération," DaryFR.euro
- ^Daniel Soriano (15 August 2024)."Athlete Muhammad Kounta penalised for hate speech,"Inside the Games.
- ^à 13h14, Par Flavien Gagnepain Le 14 août 2024 (14 August 2024)."L'athlète français Muhammad Abdallah Kounta suspendu pour ses « propos choquants » annonce Amélie Oudéa-Castéra".leparisien.fr(in French).Retrieved14 August2024.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^"Muhammad Abdallah Kounta suspendu par la Fédération française d'athlétisme après des tweets polémiques".Franceinfo(in French). 14 August 2024.Retrieved14 August2024.
- ^"French Olympic Athlete Kounta Suspended For Inciting Hatred On Social Media,"Agence France Presse,August 14, 2024.
- ^"Athlete Muhammad Abdallah Kounta prov after discovery of his pro-Hamas and anti-White tweets,"Entrevue.fr, August 15, 2024.