France Doesn’t See Race (Officially). A Blackface Performance Challenged That.
A younger generation—powered by the children and grandchildren of immigrants from France’s former African colonies—disputes a national myth.
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Christophe Simon / AFP / Getty The Swiftly Closing Borders of Europe
A trial of seven pro-immigrant activists in France exposed the growing divide between the country’s liberal immigration laws and the mainstreaming of far-right views.
Romain LaFabregue / AFP / Getty Muslims Recoil at a French Proposal to Change the Quran
Some of France’s most prominent figures, concerned about anti-Semitism, have signed a shocking manifesto aimed at curbing it.
Mohammed Salem / Reuters A New Plan to Create an 'Islam of France'
Can a French government effort to remake a religion succeed without buy-in from the country’s diverse Muslim communities?
Stephane Mahe / Reuters Why Forced Secularism in Schools Leads to Polarization
In France, the governmental devotion to a national culture has left some students fighting for their identities.
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