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The banlieues of large cities like Lyon and Marseille, like those of Paris, have also tended to suffer from a negative reputation. Ever since the French Commune government of 1871, they were and still are often ostracised and considered by other residents as places that are "lawless" or "outside the Republic", as opposed to "deep France" , or ...
Residents of the banlieues frequently complain that they are subject to racial profiling by the police ("face features offense", délit de faciès). "Identity Controls" — unannounced places where police demand identity papers from whomever they choose are extremely unpopular and seen as unbefitting a free society.
Dans l'enfer des tournantes (In the Hell of the Tournantes) is a book by French activist Samira Bellil. [1]The book focuses on life in the banlieues, where Bellil says that she and countless other young girls have been victims of organized gang-rapes known as tournantes.
Turgot map of Paris (1734–1736), showing part of the Faubourg Saint-Michel and Faubourg Saint-Jacques. "Faubourg" (French:) is an ancient French term historically equivalent to "fore-town" (now often termed suburb or banlieue).
No matter which side of the political aisle you fall on, there's no denying that this election is about much more than just a presidential race.
While suburbs are often associated with the middle classes, in many parts of the developed world, suburbs can be economically distressed areas, inhabited by higher proportions of recent immigrants, with higher delinquency rates and social problems, reminiscent of the inner cities of the U.S. Examples include the banlieues of France, or the ...
Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos are mourning the loss of their beloved dog, Chewie, who died on Tuesday, Feb. 4, at the age of 17.. The couple opened up Wednesday's episode of Live with Kelly and ...
The banlieues of large cities like Lyon, especially the northern Parisian banlieues, are criticized by the country's territorial spatial planning administration. They have been ostracized since the Paris Commune government of 1871, considered as "lawless" or "outside the law", even "outside the Republic", as opposed to "deep France" or ...