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,…
December 18, 2010 Approximately 200 left-wing protesters gathered near the Espace Charenton in Paris to protest the anti-Islam colloquium organized recently in Paris (See this article). The protesters include members from SOS Racisme and a number of other anti-discrimination groups.
News Agencies – December 2, 2010 A Paris court has acquitted the far-right politician Jean-Marie Le Pen of charges of racism over campaign posters for his National Front party. The court said Thursday that Mr. Le Pen, left, was not personally responsible for the posters, reading “No to Islamism” and featuring a woman in a…
An undercover operation by the French anti-racism group, SOS Racisme, has exposed racism at some bars and clubs on campsites in the south of France. The group found two campsites and three clubs in the Alpes-Maritimes, out of a total of around 20 establishments tested, turned away ethnic minorities before allowing whites inside. The organization…
Impostors. Arrogant. Money-hungry idiots. The insults aimed at France’s World Cup team have been venomous following its drama-plagued early elimination from the international tournament. Passionate hand-wringing at the humiliating fall of the team that won the 1998 World Cup can be expected from dismayed French fans. But some worry that the tirades against the ethnically-…
