A French store dropped a plan to sell a hijab designed for runners after becoming embroiled in the country’s debate about what Muslim women wear.
Tag: France
Canada Letter: They Left Canada for ISIS. Should They Be Allowed Home?
Prosecuting crimes that occurred in war-torn countries in Canadian courts can be difficult. What does that mean for ISIS members who want to return to Canada?
France, Reaching Out to Youth, Takes Its Great Debate to Twitch
Ten top government officials joined live discussions on Twitch, a platform best known for showing people playing video games.
Thousands Rally Against Anti-Semitism in France
France’s major political parties and Jewish organizations organized rallies across the country against anti-Semitism, responding to a sharp spike in incidents targeting Jewish people and sites.
Montreal Dispatch: Culture Shock for French in Quebec: ‘We Smoke Cigarettes, They Smoke Pot’
Thousands of French people are coming to live in Quebec and discovering that a common language doesn’t necessarily mean a common culture.
Anti-Semitic Taunts by Yellow Vests Prompt French Soul-Searching
The insults hurled at Alain Finkielkraut, a prominent intellectual, crystallized a number of dark elements in a climate of public tension.
Anti-Semitic Taunts by Yellow Vests Prompt French Soul-Searching
The insults hurled at Alain Finkielkraut, a prominent intellectual, crystallized a number of dark elements in a climate of public tension.
Lens: The Disappearing Chimney Sweeps of Paris
With the romanticized but dangerous and dirty trade languishing, Pete Hawk captured chimney sweeps at work, toiling above treetops in the City of Light.
Vatican Envoy to France Under Investigation for Sexual Assault
Archbishop Luigi Ventura, the pope’s representative in Paris, is accused of molesting a City Hall staffer there last month.
Can France Ever Leave Africa? Airstrikes in Chad Raise an Old Question
Puzzled analysts and members of Parliament wonder why France is again propping up an ironhanded African dictator.