Malika HAMIDI is a PhD candidate in sociology at the “Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales” in Paris. Her research focus is: The concept of feminism Islam in the Occident and feminine, Moslem identity in Europe.

Being a member of the “l'association Femmes Musulmanes de Belgique” she is part of a reflection platform on the question of the construction of a European, feminine, Moslem identity.

Furthermore, she is the European coordinator of the think tank “European Muslim Network” in Brussels which is focusing on the question of Islam in Europe.