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Remembering that Napoleon reinstated slavery in France
As France marks the bicentenary of the death of Napoleon Bonaparte on May 5, his role in reinstated slavery after it was abolished prompts a renewed look at his legacy.
Napoleon s death 200 years ago is commemorated all year in France
As part of the bicentenary of Napoleon s death, the Parisian cultural center Grande Halle de la Villette is now hosting a major exhibition on Napoleon Bonaparte, which will open as soon as COVID restrictions are lifted and held until September 19, 2021.
Amid 150 exhibits embodying the dazzling imperial grandeur of the former French emperor a figure who is at once fascinating and controversial, as the show s trailer says one section of the exhibition however focuses on a darker side of his legacy.
Napoleon may be the most recognised French historical figure worldwide but he is also one who remains somewhat controversial.
Wednesday (May 5) marks 200 years since the death of the emperor and revered military strategist aged 51 in exile on the British island of Saint Helena.
His death, much like his life, has become a subject of fascination, inspiring art and folklore.
French President Emmanuel Macron is set to mark the anniversary with a speech a difficult exercise that other politicians have in the past eschewed.
One of Macron s predecessors, Jacques Chirac, controversially did not mark the bicentennial of Napoleon’s Austerlitz victory in 2005.
Coalition of international NGOs call on EU to probe French ‘state-sponsored Islamophobia’
9th Apr 2021
Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, has been asked to try the French Government. (Credit: European Parliament)
Harun Nasrullah
In an unprecedented intervention, a coalition of 25 NGOs representing 11 countries has called on the European Commission to investigate France for its state-sponsored support to Islamophobia.
In a petition to Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, the coalition asked her to try the French Government at the European Court of Justice for imposing discriminatory practices. The 22-page complaint draws a sharp focus to French President Emmanuel Macron’s ‘Imam’s charter’.
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