Politics

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OPINION: New education minister has already given a lesson in France’s race problem

JOHN LICHFIELD

OPINION: New education minister has already given a lesson in France's race problem

After just one week as Minister for Education, Pap Ndiaye has already provided us all with an education in French attitudes to race, writes John Lichfield.

French court blocks ‘burkinis’ in council’s pools

POLITICS

French court blocks ‘burkinis’ in council’s pools

The video series shining a light on personal European stories

PARTNER CONTENT

The video series shining a light on personal European stories

POLITICS

Prosecutors: No new rape inquiry for France’s disabilities minister

Prosecutors: No new rape inquiry for France’s disabilities minister

POLITICS

French Mediterranean resort’s far-right mayor bans burkinis

French Mediterranean resort’s far-right mayor bans burkinis

POLITICS

Newly appointed French Minister faces rape allegations

Newly appointed French Minister faces rape allegations

PARTNER CONTENT

Five factors that will shape your life in Europe in the 2020s

Five factors that will shape your life in Europe in the 2020s

French police clear Channel migrant camps after violence leaves one dead

IMMIGRATION

French police clear Channel migrant camps after violence leaves one dead

‘Affaire Mila’: Six convicted for harassing French teen over anti-Islam videos

POLITICS

‘Affaire Mila’: Six convicted for harassing French teen over anti-Islam videos

Pressure mounts on France’s new disabilities minister to resign over rape allegations

CRIME

Pressure mounts on France’s new disabilities minister to resign over rape allegations

OPINION &ANALYSIS

OPINION: If France is to belong in a multicultural world it must accept its Muslim women

OPINION: If France is to belong in a multicultural world it must accept its Muslim women