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Saturday, July 1, 2023

France in Crisis (Again)

The Islamist roots of French disorder
https://www.newstatesman.com/world/europe/2023/08/islamist-roots-french-disorder
The country’s riots cannot be explained away by socio-economic woes alone.

French riots follow decades-old pattern of rage, with no resolution in sight
https://theconversation.com/french-riots-follow-decades-old-pattern-of-rage-with-no-resolution-in-sight-208968

Police ‘mutiny’, MPs at odds and ‘copycat violence’ – France on brink of total anarchy

France Is on Fire
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/01/opinion/france-protests-nahel-m.html
 
Roger Cohen:
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/01/world/europe/nahel-funeral-france-protests.html
All this is a very old story in France: a story of failed integration; of the shortcomings of a social model that worked well for a long time but has been unable to resolve the problems of lost hope and poor schools in the suburban areas where many immigrants live; of the tensions flaring into hatred between young Muslims and the police; of government promises to restore social cohesion that are never fulfilled.

France’s riots are fueling division over Europe’s migrant crisis
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/frances-riots-are-fuelling-division-over-europes-migrant-crisis/
 
Cracks in the Melting Pot? Religiosity and Assimilation among the Diverse Muslim Population in France
https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/712804