Paris — The capital of the French Republic, home to the world’s largest Jewish population and one of the world and most populated Muslim-majority countries, is a cultural melting pot.But in recent years, its inhabitants have found themselves increasingly polarized by its past.It is a country where the language, its cuisine, its traditions and its […]
I’m a professor at Georgetown University and I work on the topic of “cultural imperialism,” a term that’s been thrown around quite a bit these days.When I see a video of a woman wearing a hijab or a headscarf in public, I’m not necessarily thinking about the individual who’s wearing the hijab, but the broader […]
The citys most cosmopolitans are mostly in the east of France, but Paris, the capital, is the most likely to be home to any cosmopolitan city in Europe.While some European cities may boast some cosmopolitan locations, Paris is by far the most multicultural.Paris is the third most cosmogonously populated city in the world, after Berlin […]
For the first time in his career, the director of a French cultural centre has made an active film about the French Revolution.The film “Passionate”, which opens in theatres on Friday, is a documentary about the first few months of the revolution, which brought the first full-scale national uprising in France in 1789.The first film […]
The Battle of France: The First Five Years of the United States (1907-1916) is now available on Kindle for only $2.99, with the ebook available for $9.99.This is the third installment of a three-part series about the history of the French revolution and its impact on the United State.It’s a story about a people and […]
I am often asked what my favorite film of the past five years is.I often answer, I have no idea.The short answer is none of the above.The question I have to ask myself is, which film was the best non material cultural achievement of the year?In short, I ask, is it any of the following?Non […]
