New French documentary on radical Islam sparks controversy

A new documentary on the rise of radical Islam in France has sparked controversy among the French public, with viewers’ opinions ranging from praise to outrage. The filmmaker has been slammed as ‘sensationalist’ and ‘provocateur’ by the head of the town in which part of it was filmed. The first episode of new show “Dossier…

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France’s National Assembly Diversifies

Le Monde – JUNE 19 2012 Mostly “white” until now, France’s National Assembly has diversified following the legislative elections on June 17^th . Eight deputies of Maghrebian, Asian and Brasilian origin have been elected. They are all members of the Socialist party. The Maghrebian members include: Kader Arif (Haute-Garonne), the former minister of veteran affairs,…

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Angst emerges in France’s suburbs as Le Pen surges

Reuters – April 25, 2012   Marine Le Pen’s breakthrough in the French election’s first round brought her anti-immigrant National Front (FN) party its highest poll score to date, touching off a round of soul-searching as French elites sought to understand her appeal. But an explanation comes quickly to the sons and grandsons of North…

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French Minister of Education says headscarf-wearing women cannot enter school grounds

News Agencies – March 3, 2011 The French Minister of Education, Luc Chatel, has written in support of a school director in Seine Saint-Denis who refused to meet headscarf-wearing women at the entrance of a public school. Parents must accept “neutrality” if they come close to the school, said the principal. The decision counters that…

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Most Protesters in French Pension Protests Are Suburban Young People

News Agencies – October 19, 2010 Masked youths clad in black torched cars, smashed storefronts and threw up roadblocks, clashing with riot police across France as protests over raising the retirement age to 62 took a radical turn. In the overwhelming majority of cases, the vandals are students, as young as 12 years old. These…

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