A report in News 24 ( France Vingt Quatre ) discusses the alarming rise in "Islamophobia" with a rise in racial attacks and political statements over the last two years. Politicians have been exploiting the racial tension in the search for votes. Living here in our somewhat cloistered ex -pat community, unless we have some incident like the Mohammed Merah Toulouse shootings, we struggle to keep up with the knowledge and news of "the real France" Interestingly as we get to know and get invited to the homes of more and more French families we realise that after food, politics is the hot topic and in that conversation Muslims in France are often discussed. I wonder how many ex- pats, second homers etc. are even interested. Do we enjoy the sun, the relaxed atmosphere and want to continue our retirement without the knowledge of "stressful subjects" If you are happy living in a bubble or you think you are interested in life outside our circles please let other readers know. There is an easy comments button now.
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