Islamism is rampant in French schools
A rigid incarnation of the religion has taken root in many classrooms, threatening the liberal values of France. It serves as a warning
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A rigid incarnation of the religion has taken root in many classrooms, threatening the liberal values of France. It serves as a warning
Twenty years ago, the story that a bunch of teenaged French pupils had protested they were “shocked” by their teacher showing them a 1603 painting of five nude women would have caused hilarity across the country, not fear. “What are they complaining about?” would have been the universal guffaw. But the teachers at the Jacques Cartier secondary school in Issou, west of Paris, have known otherwise for years. The scenario that unfolded in a French literature classroom last week has happened many, m
A newly released version of the comic book "Tintin in the Congo" seeks to address accusations of racism and colonialism with a reworked cover, new preface and modifications to the story. But the response…
'Tintin in the Congo' by Belgian comic strip artist Herge, the second volume of 'The Adventures of Tintin', was first published in 1931.
There has been a mixed response from anti-racism groups over a newly modified version of the Tintin comic books, after it was widely criticised over i