For the millions of North Africans in France, and Paris in particular, the contest between the two countries is deeply personal—and even political
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For many North Africans in France, deciding which side to back is no simple choice—and indeed, some believe they should not be forced to choose at all. In fact, even the act of hyphenating one’s ethnicity—as Americans do—is considered taboo by many in France, where the question of national identity remainsFrance’s national education system, and indeed some of its laws, are geared toward subsuming ethnic identity—a principle around which far-right groups have built support for years. Since 2011, women have been
“This is not just football,” says Emmanuel Rivière, head of international polling at Kantar Public, a polling agency in Paris. “It is at the very heart of the existential questions that French society is asking itself—about identity, feelings of belonging, and what we call ‘separatism,’” he adds, using a term used in France to describe ethnic communities that hue to lifestyles distinct from traditional France.
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