A sentence to describe the conduct of her life
“Ignorance is a disease, questioning is its cure.” Mohamed

Her wealth
Her dual culture: one, French by birth, the other, Algerian by origin. An "extraordinary cultural in-between" that allows her to question the obviousness of each. Additionally, her dual social belonging: she retains solidarity learned in working-class neighborhoods and the strength of networks experienced in more affluent circles.

Her most salient character trait
Her perseverance, “emblematic of her DZ side” (Djazaïr, Algeria in Arabic). The challenge sets her in motion!

The fight of her life
A feminism inspired by Gisèle Halimi, where empathy and values are not variable geometry. A feminism of action which aims to "give women the opportunity to be who they are, and not who they are ordered to be."

The books she gives away most often
“The Cost of Excellence” by Nicole Aubert and Vincent de Gaulejac
"Murderous Identities" by Amin Maalouf

Her favorite quotes
Feirouz often quotes her mother and Algerian proverbs full of good sense:
“Forget your problems, they will forget you. If you think too much about them, they will take you.”
"Be careful not to take an idiot as a friend, he could cause you harm by wanting to be useful to you."
"The caravan passes, the dogs bark."

Her favorite verb
To act and persevere, and also to educate, develop and innovate.

Her 3 favorite words
Little used, they reveal part of her personality:
- Sagacity: intuition and liveliness of mind
- Compersion: opposite of jealousy
- Performativity: one of the key concepts of her thesis, which deserves to be dwelt on: language is not only used to describe reality but can also create it.

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Her favorite place

The Bristol, in Paris.