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Mayotte has been French for longer than Nice. Why is it still treated with colonial arrogance?

The Indian Ocean island is an integral part of France and the EU – but the aftermath of a devastating cyclone has highlighted its neglect, says Guardian Europe columnist Rokhaya Diallo

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‘Gisèle has forced France to stop looking away’: our panel on the Pelicot rape trial verdict

All 51 men on trial have been found guilty, a fact that needs to prompt major changes in French society, say Rokhaya Diallo, Anne Bouillon and others

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How has the French far right managed to cancel a Black anti-racism scholar for ‘racism’?

An event at the European parliament featuring the French academic Maboula Soumahoro was axed after French MEPs objected, says Guardian Europe columnist Rokhaya Diallo

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France now sees Gisèle Pelicot as a hero – but old myths about rape are harder to change

Her ‘dignity’ has won over the nation, but the way we think about male violence must not depend on a ‘perfect victim’, says Guardian Europe columnist Rokhaya Diallo

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France’s voters have rejected Macron. Why is he still trying to dictate who governs us?

The president’s refusal to appoint a new PM from the left displays breathtaking arrogance – and undermines our democracy, says Guardian Europe columnist Rokhaya Diallo

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The Paris Olympics may look fair and inclusive on TV. The truth is much darker

From a headscarf ban for French athletes to social cleansing in the capital, these Games rest on a foundation of injustice, says Guardian Europe columnist Rokhaya Diallo

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In Paris, joy and creeping fears after French far right’s fall from grace

Le Pen’s National Rally dropped from first to third place in an election week, but its relative rise remains a worry.

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France can argue later – now everyone who cares about our democracy must unite to keep the far right out

Time is running out, and only putting aside petty party squabbles will stop the disaster of the National Rally taking power, says Guardian Europe columnist Rokhaya Diallo

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Macron’s reckless gamble shows how little he cares about the fate of French people like me

We have much to fear if the French president, playing with fire, opens the door to a far-right government

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French cinema tried to hide its violence against women. At Cannes, we’re calling it out

I took to the red carpet alongside other activists to highlight sexual violence. Now women of colour need a bigger place in the movement, says Guardian Europe columnist Rokhaya Diallo

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What has 20 years of banning headscarves done for France?

This failed policy was sold as a defence of French secularism. Instead it has opened the floodgates of intolerance and become a tool for exclusion, says French writer and activist Rokhaya Diallo

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Aya Nakamura is a proud Black woman. Is that why she’s not ‘French enough’ for the Paris Olympics?

She is the world’s most listened-to French-speaking artist – but in France, hostility to her goes beyond the far right, says Guardian Europe columnist Rokhaya Diallo

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Macron wants more French babies – but his meddling fertility plan isn’t the answer

His plan for ‘demographic rearmament’ shifts the blame to women, while his policies make life harder for parents, says Guardian Europe columnist Rokhaya Diallo

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In 2024, there is one 80-year-old leader we need more than ever: Angela Davis

Amid global turmoil, the legendary activist’s campaigning on issues from feminism to Palestine could not be more relevant, says Guardian Europe columnist Rokhaya Diallo

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I’m an outspoken Black woman in France – so a powerful man tried to silence me with the law

A celebrity targeted me online, but under a system that should protect all equally, I was the one charged with a criminal offence, says Guardian columnist Rokhaya Diallo

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France’s grief for Hamas’s victims is right – its suspicion of French Muslims is not

Events in Israel have inspired renewed public questioning about our true ‘Frenchness’ – even that of beloved football stars, says Guardian columnist Rokhaya Diallo

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France’s schools are in crisis – and it has nothing to do with pupils’ dress

With poor areas hardest hit by underfunding and staff shortages, the government is using populist policy as a cheap distraction, says Guardian columnist Rokhaya Diallo

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If Macron doesn’t know why he’s despised, he hasn’t been listening

The president had no mandate to dismantle France’s social model. His contempt for the people risks opening the door to extremism, says writer and activist Rokhaya Diallo

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Éric Zemmour: The far-right insurgent reshaping the race for the French presidency

One in three voters say they will cast their ballot for a far-right candidate in the French presidential election this weekend.

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