18/7/2025–|Last update: 23:48 (Mecca time)
In an unusual incident under the dome of the French Parliament, a sharp verbal altercation broke out between the French Minister of Culture of Moroccan origins, Rachida Dati, and French Deputy Doula Gunter, during an official session.
During the discussion, Dati broke the customs of the political protocol with a statement that sparked a wave of controversy, when she said: “I am not a cleaning worker.”
On Wednesday, July 16th, the French Senate witnessed a fierce confrontation during a session devoted to discussing the public media reform project.
During her intervention, the Socialist Senator Marmari Du La Gunri, Minister of Culture Rashida Dati, interrupted, which prompted the latter to respond with emotion, saying: “Respect me … I am not a cleaning worker with you!
The video, which documented this incident inside the parliament dome, sparked a big stir on social media platforms, as opinions were divided between supporting Dati’s position and who criticized her response.
French politician of Moroccan origin
The French Minister, Rachida Dati, is the first woman of Moroccan origin to hold positions in the Ministry of Justice and the position of the Republic’s seals during the era of President Nicolas Sarkozy in the Francois Fion government and is currently the Minister of Culture. She released a book highlighting her CV.
Rachida Dati was born on November 27, 1965 in the Dakir neighborhood of San Rimé, in the Sway-A-Azar region of a Moroccan father and an Algerian mother, who has 7 sisters and 4 brothers. She had to work a nurse to continue her education and complete her studies.