DEVS 492 Chapter Notes - Chapter week 5: Philippe Couillard, Printemps, Abahlali Basemjondolo
14 Oct 2016
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The french intifada: how the arab banlieues are fighting the french state. Andrew hussey smell smoke and hear shouting. in the french capital is the subject of a fascinating new book. The secular republican world of france, the muslims world of north africa, how the bitter history of france(cid:495)s relationship with its ex-colonies played out. As i walked up the exit stairs i could. They were not parisians; they were kids from the banlieues the poor. As i got nearer the main piazza of the mall, smoke stung my eye and nostrils. I found myself caught between two battle lines. On one side, the police, on the other, kids and young adults, mainly black or arab, boys and girls suburbs to the north of paris, connected to the city by the trains running into the gare du nord. They had abolished all rules, including the rule of law. Most reporters and eyewitnesses agreed on the chronology.
