In a nation wary of the growth of Islam, France’s military has embraced and integrated its Muslim soldiers by facilitating their religious practice.
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A Culture War Between Hungary and Europe Escalates Over L.G.B.T. Bill
E.U. leaders say that they will do all they can to thwart a proposed new law in Hungary that would, they say, equate homosexuality with pedophilia.
UEFA Rejects Munich’s Bid to Light Stadium in a Pride Rainbow
The lighting plan was meant as a statement against a new law in Hungary, whose team is taking on Germany on Wednesday. UEFA said the request was too political.
Germany Recalls Platoon on NATO Mission Over Sexual Assault and Racism Claims
A tank platoon was sent home from Lithuania after members were suspected of sexual assault, and racist and anti-Semitic behavior, in the latest embarrassment for Germany’s armed forces.
Encounters With Ghosts on Georgia’s Golden Isles
“I’ve spent a lifetime trying to outrun the ghosts of the South,” writes the author, whose African-American grandparents were born in Georgia. A road trip reveals both the weight of the past and hope for the future.
Former Students Win Racial Profiling Case Against French State
Three young men filed a suit saying they had been discriminated against during ID checks in Paris in 2017, when they were high school students. An appeals court ruled in their favor this week.
Canada Grapples With Anti-Muslim Bias After Family Killed in Truck Attack
After a driver intentionally ran down and killed a mother, father, daughter and grandmother in Ontario, orphaning a boy, there were calls for action against Islamophobia.
A U.N. Declaration on Ending AIDS Should Have Been Easy. It Wasn’t.
Even with U.N.’s previous goals unmet, delegates tried to water down provisions regarding protections for vulnerable populations and patents for essential drugs.
Olympics Gave Hope to Japan’s L.G.B.T.Q. Activists. But Old Prejudices Die Hard.
Legislation labeling discrimination “unacceptable” has been blocked by conservative lawmakers, showing how far the country has to go to fulfill the goal of equality enshrined in the Olympic charter.
China’s Three-Child Policy Sparks Indignation and Concern
Intense workplace competition, inadequate child care and widespread job discrimination against pregnant women have made childbearing an unappealing prospect for many.