Election Time is coming, “Who Am I going to vote for?”
For sure, the 21st century will be that of those who lived in that part of the world we called the third world, decades ago.
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Cantona’s ‘presidential bid’ a social housing rallying call
Election time is coming; ‘who am I gonna vote for?’ says Wyclef Jean in his song ‘If I was president’. Here is below a possible answer: Cantona’s ‘presidential bid’ a social housing rallying call
Read moreA Bit of pessimism to start the New Year!
Too many “Merry Christmas!” and too many “Happy New Year!” in perspective even for those well aware that in these days of economic crisis their future is more than ever counted and already condemned.
Read moreWestern democracies are undermining people’s rights
It is time for their citizens to wake up and to demand transparency, respect and freedoms
Read moreMint tea à Clichy
In the middle of the crowd and buzz there I saw this young girl probably 8 years old, riding a scooter at the speed of light, slicing through the air
Read moreAn encounter with “L`intégration de la culture Islamique en grande Bretagne”
the topic of integration as a modern social phenomenon has never been methodically covered as in a university thesis like in “L`integration de La culture musulmane en Grande Bretagne “by Dr Mustafa Traore.
Read moreThe Case for Black Studies Courses
The question is not whether or not there is a need for Black studies in 2012 France, but how to make it (academically) relevant to students who wish to study it.
Read moreUnleashing misogyny and hypocrisy – What’s up with France?
For the past years, and for the past months especially, politicians have been on the backs of veiled French Muslim women, passing laws preventing them from freely wearing garments that many of them consider a protection from the male gaze. Yet,
Read moreNostalgia of the old days in the the nineteenth
the neighbourhood has undergone considerable refurbishment plans, yet, it seems that it has been all done at the stake of our souvenirs and memories.
Read moreThe British riots or the British version of the Arab spring?
As a specialist in British cultural studies, I was contacted this week by some French media who wanted me to describe and comment on the spreading revolts over the UK
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