On 2 October, President Macron acknowledged in a speech that France had failed its immigrant communities - immigrants, with lingering animosities, from French colonies where France committed untold...
Today has been the hottest day in France since records began. The climate change implications of this are terrifying, and the country has been sweltering for the last few days. We are having a...
Good morning! We're reading stories this week that include a thoughtful profile of Kellyanne Conway, a discussion of the French election, a meditation on home, reflections on hope, and the...
Good morning! It's been a hectic week around the world, but we're slowing down this morning to dig into some deep reads on topics like exploitation and abuse of women in fracking country and putting...
Living in the south of France in the late 1990s, I was surrounded by the burgeoning popularity of le Front national, a far-right political party founded and led by Jean-Marie Le Pen. Le Pen was an...
Just days after stepping into the White House, President Donald Trump enacted tight restrictions on refugees and immigrants entering the United States, stranding thousands of travelers around the...
Good morning, readers! We're wandering around all over the internet today as we get up to speed on the events of the weekend. We're particularly interested in the lives of refugees, political shifts...
It has been hard to escape the recent controversy surrounding the prohibition of modest Muslim swimwear in areas of coastal France. The ‘burkini ban’ has been implemented in towns including...
We're starting out the week with reads about the gay community, conservatism, and...fish? Read on to find out more! 'What Does Islam Say About Being Gay?' (New York Times) Stereotypes assert that...
Think about Islam and what women wear, and most people with think of the burqa. With France having already banned covering of the face, Muslim women in France report a rise in abuse, even if only...