On French Hypocrisy
My thoughts on the Abaya Ban and three French films you should watch as a salve.

When the news reached Anglophones that France, once again, was banning a Muslim-coded item of clothing in schools, my social media feeds erupted with frustration. Look how bad France is, mostly Muslim friends posted. Why don’t we boycott that smelly place?
My own reaction was oddly muted. Odd, if you expect the outrage I …
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