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Arlette Grosskost, UMP (Union for a Popular Movement) representative and member of the Parliamentary task force on the burqa in France, advocates a law aiming to ban the wearing of the full-body veil in public. What’s your take on this controversial issue? Is it a question of women’s rights? Of religious freedom? Are arguments against the burqa perhaps another type of veil—to cover up underlying racism?
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Length: 1:38
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Even though civil partnerships have been allowed since 1999, same-sex marriage and adoption still remain unrecognized in France. As this video demonstrates, the French Gay Pride movement is working tenaciously for acceptance and expanded civil rights.
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Length: 1:06
Accent: French
These brief interviews on the streets of Lille were conducted in order to test the waters of the tricky dispute over the banning of burqa-wearing in public.
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Length: 2:01
Accent: French
What are the cultural differences between Americans and the French? Hear the opinions of this French family visiting New York. What do you think? Are the French really more attentionnés? Who holds more compelling church services? And most importantly, who has the best hamburgers?
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Length: 1:30
Accent: French
Workers for the power company in the city of Lille aren’t happy and want management to know it. So they sabotaged the grid, cutting off power to thousands of businesses and residences. Despite the inconvenience, the mayor, and even many residents, support the workers.
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Length: 1:35
Accent: French
Though we reported that some of the residents of Lille support the power workers and their blackout strikes, it turns out that not all of them do. Office workers shout from balconies to give the strikers a piece of their minds, and the workers respond in kind.
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Length: 1:45
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Cannabis use amongst French youth has more than doubled in the past ten years, and some parents blame their children’s erratic behavior on its use. Specialists say that even moderate daily use can have detrimental effects on homework.
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Length: 1:33
Accent: French
As a gift to journalists looking for a tongue-in-cheek story, French schools have banned kissing. Students ask, “Where’s the harm?”
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Length: 1:47
Accent: French
Newcomers Kader Belarbi and Loumia Hiridjee are bringing fresh blood and talent to the French cultural and commercial landscape.
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Length: 1:34
Accent: French
Public transport has not always been easy for those who use wheelchairs, but the SNCF (French National Railway Company) has been making changes that make for a much more pleasant trip.
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Length: 2:20
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The mortality rate for people with AIDS in France is one fifth of what it once was. Not only that, but modern medications are much easier to schedule.
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Length: 1:30
Accent: French
In 1985, ten million meals were served by Restos du Cœur. By 2004, that number had skyrocketed to sixty million.
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Length: 1:37
Accent: French
In France, one is registered to vote automatically upon reaching voting age.
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Length: 1:27
Accent: French
Sure, everyone likes to laugh, even the French, but can it really be good for your heart? Scientists seem to believe mais oui!
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Length: 3:11
Accent: French
Microcredit can make a big difference to people on welfare or those without good credit history—case in point: this fifty-five-year-old man who succeeded in opening up his own pizzeria thanks to the help he received.
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Length: 0:00
Accent: French
Marianne is the symbol of the French Republic and has roots in the revolution of 1789. But are French mayors ready to represent the France of today with a Marianne of color?
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Length: 0:00
Accent: French
Homelessness is difficult for anyone, but for women the dangers can be more acute and the experience even more alienating than for men.
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Length: 1:24
Accent: French
The magic of Nicolas Ghesquière? Innovating, without betraying the heritage of the venerable fashion house of Balenciaga.
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Length: 1:46
Accent: French
Chanel and its “rock star” designer, Karl Lagerfeld; Loewe, the “Spanish Hermès,” and its creator José Enrique Ona Selfa; Yves Saint-Laurent under the direction of Stefano Pilati: each line offers a distinctive and beautiful collection.
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Length: 1:56
Accent: French
Which four designers’ collections are not to miss (if your income is in the seven digits)? Chanel, Yves Saint-Laurent, Loëwe, and, for your delicate foot, René Caovilla and his sparkling handmade Venetian shoes.
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