France
Discriminations religieuses à l’embauche : une réalité
Discriminations religieuses à l’embauche : une réalité by Marie-Anne Valfort [First Part of the report] [Second Part of the report] [Third Part of the report]
Review: Reviled French novel is no assault on Islam
The year is 2022 and France has elected a Muslim president. This is the narrative shell of Submission, a controversial novel by Michel Houellebecq that arrives in Canada on Tuesday, about 10 months after it mangled sensibilities in France. Denounced as Islamophobic, lamented as a “gift” to the far right, the book earned an unsolicited…
French Muslim schoolboy shoots teacher with BB gun, yells ‘allahu akbar’
A 15-year-old high school student has been arrested after shooting his teacher with a BB gun and shouting “Allahu Akbar” in Châlons-en-Champagne. He arrived at school carrying the gun, an air soft grenade and a knife, intending to kill his literature teacher. The student was taken into custody. “He told investigators that he had [worked…
French strikes in Syria may have hit French jihadists: prime minister
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said on Monday that French jihadists may have been killed during an air strike targeting an Islamic State (IS) camp last week and he deflected criticism, saying the primary objective was to hit the militants. Rafale fighter jets bombed a training camp for suicide bombers near Islamic State’s Syrian stronghold…
Sample menus for state school lunches in Chilly-Mazarin
[with non-pork alternatives that will disappear from November]. Tuesday 13 October Starter: Pork liver mousse and cornichon pickle [or chicken pâté] with navette (Marseille orange-flower biscuit) Main course: Organic blanquette de veau (veal stew), rice Dessert: Organic apple Thursday 15 October Starter: Potted salmon and Swedish bread Main course: Roast pork [or turkey ham], peas and…