Comments on: Bloggers on the Paris riots?

By: Colman

Colman — Wed, 09 Nov 2005 00:55:12 +0000

Gritted teeth David? That’s not very gracious! Though I think we’ll be graciously flattered to be called your counterpart.

By: Gulliver

Gulliver — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 16:42:51 +0000

I agree with Edward. Spanish muslims are mostly first-generation immigrants, willing to work and stay here. The don’t want to get into trouble, cause hostility against them and get sent off the country. Specially after Madrid bombings, they will probably prefer to keep a low profile. OTOH French muslims are French-born. They don’t fear expulsion and their social situation is completely different.

By: Freelance

Freelance — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 05:39:05 +0000

Do you really think it’s a French issue, Edward? It has already spread by Germany, and although it has not launch in Spain yet, it’s a risk I would not missappreciate. The muslim presence and implication in Spain has been growing in the last years – if it is a large scale and coordinated effort, we will probably experience some waves here.

By: Claus Vistesen

Claus Vistesen — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 03:18:05 +0000

This blog seems (see below) to be a major hub for the Paris riots in terms of what is going on in the blogosshpere — I don’t know of its partisanship though.

http://sketchythoughts.blogspot.com/2005/11/clichy-sous-bios-riots-youth-accuse.html

By: Claus Vistesen

Claus Vistesen — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 03:11:56 +0000

To Michael S;

It literally provided minute to minute reporting on the events alongside comments on events and reflections on the media coverage. I don’t know really why it got scrapped?!

By: vaara

vaara — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 02:03:09 +0000

¡No Pasarán! possesses staunch, unmistakable, long-standing biases against France, Europe, and especially Muslims. (I believe it was, and possibly still is, co-authored by the proprietor of “Merde in France.”)

Other than that, it’s been a stellar source of information.

By: Dimitar Vesselinov

Dimitar Vesselinov — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 01:58:28 +0000

Photos
http://www.jpney.com/reportages/Violences_Urbaines_93/

By: Dimitar Vesselinov

Dimitar Vesselinov — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 01:57:37 +0000

Photos
http://www.jpney.com/reportages/Violences_Urbaines_93/

By: Edward

Edward — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 00:11:20 +0000

“Spain and many other Countries”.

Very unlikely in Spain from everything I can see here. I think it is important to remember that most of the young people involved were born in France. In Spain and Italy etc inward migration is a recent phenomenon, not going back much over 5 years in any significant numbers.

I think essentially this is a French issue (in the sense that you have to look inside France for the dynamic).

By: Freelance

Freelance — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 22:23:31 +0000

Hi all.

¡No Pasarán! (http://no-pasaran.blogspot.com/) is one of the best sources you can find. From France and in english. You’ve got ‘em in your blogroll.

Be prepared to expand your quest to Germany, Spain and many other Countries. It looks like an European pandemia.