Christian Chesnot - Definition and Overview

Christian Chesnot, along with Georges Malbrunot, is a French journalist working for Radio France taken hostage on August 20, 2004, by the Islamic Army in Iraq. This group gave the French government a 48-hour deadline to repeal its law against girls wearing the Muslim veil in school. The ultimatum was delivered by means of video broadcast on the Arab TV channel Al-Jazeera at 6.30 p.m. GMT on August 26. Both French hostages were released on December 21, 2004 when the Islamic Army agreed that France is their allied country.