A history of religious freedom and identity in France

A history of religious freedom and identity in France
A history of religious freedom and identity in France

A history of religious freedom and identity in France

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Free speech and religious and ethnic identity are more complicated in France than in the U.S. We’ll get a brief French history from Shelja Shrma of DePaul University. PHOTO: French Prime Minister, Francois Fillon, right, and French Immigration Minister, Eric Besson, at press conference on National Identity, in Paris, 2/8/10. Critics say the debate unjustly targeted immigrants. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)