Violent riots broke out in France last week after police shot dead a young man of Algerian descent in the Paris suburb of Nanterre. After his death, the United Nations asked France to address racial discrimination in the country, describing the problem as rooted in the ranks of the security forces. In 2005, similar riots […]
North Africa’s Mini-Uprising in France
The recent protests have revealed a fundamental schism between French society and the country’s immigrant community.
