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France: Political Compromise vs Political Instability

Posted on August 28, 2024August 28, 2024 By Ray Hanania No Comments on France: Political Compromise vs Political Instability
France: Political Compromise vs Political Instability

France: Political Compromise vs Political Instability By Abdennour Toumi For weeks French politics has been so odd that it could be mentioned in any political fiction series: The West Wing, House of Cards, and Baron Noir or all together. After three successive and scathing defeats of President’s Emmanuel Macron camp: the European elections and in…

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Abdennour Toumi, Bloggers, Commentary, Opinion, Paris, Politics, racism

Interlink 2022 Cookbooks Make the Best Holiday Gifts

Posted on October 24, 2022October 24, 2022 By rayhanania No Comments on Interlink 2022 Cookbooks Make the Best Holiday Gifts
Interlink 2022 Cookbooks Make the Best Holiday Gifts

Interlink 2022 Cookbooks Make the Best Holiday Gifts Buy any 2 cookbooks and get a surprise free cookbook As the holiday season approaches, I am excited to share with you our latest crop of international cookbooks from award-winning chefs, which have already received amazing pre-publication reviews. From Lebanese cuisine to Ukrainian, Chinese, Jamaican, African, Indian,…

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Arab World, Book Review, Entertainment, Features, Food, immigrants, Iran, Lebanon, Middle East, News, Palestine & Jordan, recipe

WJC President Ronald S. Lauder Receives France’s Top Distinction 

Posted on June 6, 2022June 6, 2022 By rayhanania No Comments on WJC President Ronald S. Lauder Receives France’s Top Distinction 
WJC President Ronald S. Lauder Receives France’s Top Distinction 

WJC President Ronald S. Lauder Receives France’s Top Distinction French President Emmanuel Macron today named WJC President Ronald S. Lauder a commander of the Legion of Honor for his service to the world’s communities and the broad vision of peace and culture that he embodies.   “I thank President Macron and the nation of France for…

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Activism, Israel, News

New book: I was a French Muslim by Mokhtar Mokhtefi

Posted on June 17, 2021June 17, 2021 By rayhanania No Comments on New book: I was a French Muslim by Mokhtar Mokhtefi
New book: I was a French Muslim by Mokhtar Mokhtefi

New book: I was a French Muslim by Mokhtar Mokhtefi Coming later this year Born in 1935 in a French-colonized Algerian village, Mokhtar Mokhtefi came of age amidst the growing independence movements. He saw the effects of France’s 130-year colonization of his country, and the brutal tactics they used to stay in power: arresting and…

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Arab World, Book Review, Entertainment, Features, Middle East, North Africa, Spotlight

Penguin Books releases Samira Sedira’s novel “People Like Them”

Posted on June 2, 2021June 2, 2021 By rayhanania No Comments on Penguin Books releases Samira Sedira’s novel “People Like Them”
Penguin Books releases Samira Sedira’s novel “People Like Them”

Penguin Books releases Samira Sedira’s novel “People Like Them” Carmac is a small, homogenous town in the French mountains where everyone knows each other…and their business. But when a new family arrives—Bakary and Sylvia Langlois and their three children—Anna and Constant Guillot sense that something is about to change. Compared to the rest of Carmac,…

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American Arabs, Book Review, Culture, Features, Middle East, News, NewsWire

Census and (lack of) Sensibility in the way nation’s manipulate population data

Posted on June 19, 2019June 19, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Census and (lack of) Sensibility in the way nation’s manipulate population data
Census and (lack of) Sensibility in the way nation’s manipulate population data

Census and (lack of) Sensibility in the way nation’s manipulate population data Governments around the world manipulate their Census data on populations in order to undermine minority rights and strengthen government abuses against minorities. In the United States, the government has used the Census for decades as a means of suppressing the actual numbers of…

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Arab News, Arab World, Arab World Politics, Bloggers, Christian & Muslim, Civil Rights, Commentary, Editors Picks, Features, immigrants, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan, religion, US Arab Politics

French Protests Want More Brioche and Less Croutons 

Posted on December 12, 2018December 12, 2018 By Abdennour Toumi No Comments on French Protests Want More Brioche and Less Croutons 
French Protests Want More Brioche and Less Croutons 

French Protests Want More Brioche and Less Croutons  In a democracy, legality, electability and accountability are the foundation of a political party. By Abdennour Toumi  French President Macron, in a conciliatory tone on Monday night, offered a minimum wage rise, tax-free bonuses and reversal of pension charge, yet the majority of the “Yellow Vests” protests…

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Abdennour Toumi, Bloggers, Commentary, Europe, Opinion

From a Social Movement to an Urban Insurgency in France

Posted on December 4, 2018December 4, 2018 By Abdennour Toumi 1 Comment on From a Social Movement to an Urban Insurgency in France
From a Social Movement to an Urban Insurgency in France

From a Social Movement to an Urban Insurgency in France   The anger is not about simple social demands for a decent and a better life, it has become for a large majority of the protesters a personal fight with President Macron. By Abdennour Toumi  The anger and determination of the “Yellow Vests” protests against rising…

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Abdennour Toumi, Bloggers, Christian & Muslim, Commentary, Europe, Opinion, religion

Union Activism is Politics in French parliament election

Posted on November 21, 2018November 21, 2018 By Abdennour Toumi 1 Comment on Union Activism is Politics in French parliament election
Union Activism is Politics in French parliament election

Union Activism is Politics in French parliament election City Council Amrani is becoming known for going where no Arab-Muslim woman has gone before, challenging the establishment and the media, fighting to get to the French Parliament. By Abdennour Toumi Council Farida Amrani, a leading-edge Arab-Muslim woman, is the new face of la France insoumise (LFI)…

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Abdennour Toumi, Bloggers, Christian & Muslim, Commentary, Editors Picks, Election, Europe, Opinion, Politics

Is the French Mass Media Democratizing the Press?

Posted on September 26, 2018September 26, 2018 By Abdennour Toumi 1 Comment on Is the French Mass Media Democratizing the Press?
Is the French Mass Media Democratizing the Press?

Is the French Mass Media Democratizing the Press? The coverage of Mr. Zemmour vs. Ms. Hapsatou Sy has let victimization and guilty prevail over freedom of the press in France By Abdennour Toumi Burton Rascoe said, “A news sense is really a sense of what is important, what is vital, what has color and life,…

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Abdennour Toumi, Arab World, Bloggers, Christian & Muslim, Commentary, Europe, Journalism, Media Bias, Middle East, Opinion

Grand Pardon or Repentance! 

Posted on September 18, 2018September 18, 2018 By Abdennour Toumi No Comments on Grand Pardon or Repentance! 
Grand Pardon or Repentance! 

Grand Pardon or Repentance!  The evaluation of the past should not stop with memory alone, and spectacle bold decisions in a local political tempest. By Abdennour Toumi Then-candidate Macron speaking from Algiers in February 2017, described French Republic atrocities in Algeria as “crimes against humanity,” which sparked outrage from the far-right and the right political…

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Abdennour Toumi, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Middle East, North Africa, Opinion

Affaire d’État or Scandal, the Palace Is Boiling

Posted on July 25, 2018August 20, 2019 By Abdennour Toumi No Comments on Affaire d’État or Scandal, the Palace Is Boiling
Affaire d’État or Scandal, the Palace Is Boiling

Affaire d’État or Scandal, the Palace Is Boiling President Macron’s supporters prefer to compare him to President Obama rather than President Nixon, and believe he will survive the storm. By Abdennour Toumi First heat waves of the summer season in Paris have produced an unusual sweat and wet in the town; everybody is trying to…

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Abdennour Toumi, Bloggers, Commentary, Europe, immigrants, Opinion

Soccer and Politics in a Day of Glory

Posted on July 18, 2018July 18, 2018 By Abdennour Toumi No Comments on Soccer and Politics in a Day of Glory
Soccer and Politics in a Day of Glory

Soccer and Politics in a Day of Glory There is a vicious circle here, the French mainstream media act with hypocrisy because of the perception the Adopter has developed vis-à-vis the Adopted. By Abdennour Toumi Soccer is a social activity within the community that is contrary to circumstantial triumphalism and seed nationalism; it is about…

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Abdennour Toumi, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Europe, Middle East, Opinion, Paris, Sports

Migrants Asking for Protection, Aid not Five-Star lodging

Posted on June 10, 2018 By Abdennour Toumi No Comments on Migrants Asking for Protection, Aid not Five-Star lodging
Migrants Asking for Protection, Aid not Five-Star lodging

Migrants Asking for Protection, Aid not Five-Star lodging Migrants are not looking for “five-star” lodging, once accosted safely they need protection and aid in norms with these countries’ human, egalitarian and fraternal values. By Abdennour Toumi Tragic images showing coffins containing bodies of those who drowned in the Mediterranean assembled in the Tunisian coastal city…

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Abdennour Toumi, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Middle East, North Africa, Opinion, refugees, Tunisia

France’s War on Terror and De-radicalization Policy: The Lone Wolf Spectrum

Posted on March 29, 2018March 29, 2018 By Abdennour Toumi No Comments on France’s War on Terror and De-radicalization Policy: The Lone Wolf Spectrum
France’s War on Terror and De-radicalization Policy: The Lone Wolf Spectrum

France’s War on Terror and De-radicalization Policy: The Lone Wolf Spectrum Both the French national leaders and the Muslims alike are missing the point on this complex thematic, because the dialectical debate is whether France/Europe should focus on the young Arab and Muslim generation leaders on the field. By Abdennour Toumi Last Friday a lone…

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Abdennour Toumi, Arab World, Bloggers, Christian & Muslim, Commentary, Europe, Middle East, Opinion

Trial in the Newsroom! Bias in French media

Posted on March 13, 2018March 13, 2018 By Abdennour Toumi No Comments on Trial in the Newsroom! Bias in French media
Trial in the Newsroom! Bias in French media

Trial in the Newsroom! Bias in French media A large majority of Muslim practitioners will tell you, however, that the French media and elite, particularly the radical secularists and the French white-identity zealots, are missing important cultural and identity factors within minorities in France. By Abdennour Toumi   The on-going police investigation of renowned Islamic…

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Abdennour Toumi, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Europe, Middle East, Opinion

What’s the Matter with France?

Posted on February 11, 2018February 11, 2018 By Abdennour Toumi 2 Comments on What’s the Matter with France?
What’s the Matter with France?

What’s the Matter with France? What is wrong with the white xenophobes and France in general toward their fellow Muslims and Arabs? By Abdennour Toumi The question of the headscarf (al-Khemar in Arabic) in France is more than just a partisan selling point and an electoral agenda. The aim of the matter is to ban…

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Abdennour Toumi, Arab World, Bloggers, Christian & Muslim, Commentary, Middle East, Opinion, Paris, racism, religion

“Olive Branch” Paris Position: Reticence and Opacity

Posted on February 2, 2018February 2, 2018 By Abdennour Toumi 1 Comment on “Olive Branch” Paris Position: Reticence and Opacity
“Olive Branch” Paris Position: Reticence and Opacity

“Olive Branch” Paris Position: Reticence and Opacity Ankara’s Operation “Olive Branch” in Afrin indicates a new orientation to reinstate Paris’ position in the Syrian civil war by trying to be a major player in the process of Syrian peace talks negotiations. By Abdennour Toumi Turkey’s current military foray Operation “Olive Branch” in Afrin, a northwestern…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Editors Picks, Middle East, Opinion, Paris, Syria, Turkey

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