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Franco-African literature is breaking out of its box

For years, a wealth of literary talent from a vast stretch of Africa has been pigeonholed into a marginalised sub-category, but change is afoot

Bahaa Iy'ali 27 February 2026

Italian writer and director Pier Paolo Pasolini at his home in Rome, on 23 April 1971.

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Pasolini finds a new voice in French

To commemorate 50 years since the celebrated Italian poet was murdered, France has, for the first time, published a translation of his final prose collection

Antoine Jockey 06 November 2025

A baker shows freshly-baked?baguettes at "Armand" bakery in Nice, France, November 28, 2022. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

French Baguette Gains Place on World Cultural Heritage List to Bakers' Delight

The humble baguette, France's staple bread, made it onto the United Nation's cultural heritage list on Wednesday, drawing delighted responses from French bakers and non-bakers alike. Paris-based U…

30 November 2022

French "Spiderman", climber Alain Robert, climbs the TotalEnergies skyscraper in La Defense near Paris, France September 17, 2022. REUTERS/Lucien Libert

'French Spiderman' Climbs Paris Skyscraper to Mark Turning 60

Alain Robert, the free climber dubbed the "French Spiderman", scaled a 48-storey skyscraper in Paris on Saturday, fulfilling a goal he had set for himself once he reached the age of 60. Dressed in…

18 September 2022

Protests on Labor Day in Paris, France. (Getty)

French Elite Are from Mars, Youth Are from Venus

It is seemingly possible to borrow the famous headline of the well-known John Gray book “Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus” to describe the current French political/cultural situation. While…

Sama Mamdouh El Sheikh 26 March 2022

Presidential Candidate Ajroudi Gives Speech to French People

French-Tunisian businessman Mohammed Ayachi Ajroudi, who is also a presidential candidate in the upcoming French elections, gave a speech yesterday to the French people, calling for making equality a…

Majalla 22 January 2022

A Candidate of Tunisian Origin Aspires to Sit on Élysée Throne

After consultations and intense insistence by French elites representing several sectors of the French people of various cultures, religions and origins, Mohamed Ayachi Ajroudi has decided to run in…

Mustafa El-Dessouki 18 December 2021

Muslim family including Aziz El Moujahid, his wife Lalla Aicha El Moujahid and two friends of the family break fast at Ramadan during the nationwide curfew.(Reuters)

'It's not the Same': French Muslims Mark Ramadan Under Lockdown

For the second year in a row, Lalla Aicha Moujahid is marking the Muslim holy month of Ramadan under COVID-19 conditions -- which means talking to her daughters via video call, instead of breaking…

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