Author: Nadia Pantel

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France: a white rose on the pavement marks the second anniversary of the Bataclan attacks (photo: Reuters/E.Laurent)

France and terrorism

No time to heal

The many terrorist attacks France has faced over the last ten years have poisoned the political discourse, especially when it comes to migration. Since 2012 a relentless stream of attacks has given public confidence little chance to recover. So how is this affecting the presidential campaign? Nadia Pantel reportsMore

Political scientist Hugo Micheron: "The attack on Charlie Hebdo was a belated wake-up call"Sociologist Farhad Khosrokhavar: Radicalisation in the suburbsSecurity high in Paris as 2015 jihadist attacks trial beginsAfter the Paris attacks: The emotional helplessness of Muslims
One year after the attack on the Charlie Hebdo office in Paris, thousands of people gathered to mark the attack with a minute's silence (photo: picture-alliance/dpa)

Interview with political scientist Hugo Micheron

"The attack on Charlie Hebdo was a belated wake-up call"

Political scientist Hugo Micheron on the origins of Islamist terrorism in France, his conversations with jihadists – and on the trial now beginning against the perpetrators of the 2015 attacks. Interview by Nadia PantelMore

Essay by Islam expert Gilles Kepel: The new jihad and its mentorsInterview with French extremism researcher Olivier Roy: They love death as we love life: jihad and the roots of terrorInterview with the sociologist Farhad Khosrokhavar: Radicalisation in the suburbs
Anti-Islamophobia demonstration in Paris on 10.11.2019 (photo: Getty Images/AFP)

Islamophobia in France

Muslim women excluded from the headscarf debate

France is locked in a row over Islam, Islamophobia and the headscarf. But one key voice is almost completely missing from the debate – that of the women who wear the veil. By Nadia PantelMore

Thousands join French march against Islamophobia Qantara dossier: "The headscarf controversy"Islamophobia and racism in France: Shocking indifference
Femen campaign 'Topless Jihad Day' (photo: picture-alliance/abaca)

Women Muslims Outraged by Femen Action

Exposing Misunderstandings

With their "Topless Jihad Day", Femen activists wanted to demonstrate for the rights of Muslim women. The problem is that Muslim women see no need for protest. "Nudity does not free us" was their answer in an online campaign. Femen activists, in turn, diagnose Muslim women as suffering from Stockholm syndrome. By Nadia PantelMore

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