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      Colin Randall

      Colin Randall

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      Colin Randall began his career on newspapers in northern England before joining the Press Association and then the Daily Telegraph, where he worked as reporter, chief reporter, executive news editor and Paris bureau chief. He was The National’s executive editor for its 2008 launch and has written regularly for this newspaper and others since returning to Europe in 2009. He has Anglo-French nationality and specialises in French politics.
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      In interviews on Wednesday coinciding with a visit to London, Egyptian president Abdel Fattah El Sisi described Libya four years after the anti-Qaddafi revolt as a “danger that threatens us all”. Hasan Jamali/AP Photo
      Extremism in Libya ‘threatens us all’, says Egypt’s Sisi
      WorldNovember 05, 2015
      Women wearing niqabs walk in Marseille. France has banned the full face veil, despite officials admitting they have no idea of the number of women who wear it. (REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier)
      The boundaries of acceptable behaviour are not fixed

      The experience of a French former minister who attacked Muslims shows that even France's national conversation is changing, writes Colin Randall

      OpinionNovember 01, 2015
      Plates of fried insects, including crickets and grasshoppers, for sale at a local market in Vientiane, Laos. AFP Photo/ Hoang Dinh Nam
      Don’t be bugged by eating insects

      With nearly 2,000 varieties of edible insects identified, bug consumption holds a bright future in being able to feed a hungry world,

      UAEOctober 31, 2015
      Sultan Al Mansouri, the UAE Minister of Economy, left, with the UK trade and investment minister Francis Maude while UAE ambassador to the Abdulrahman Ghanem Almutaiwee, back, looks on during a signing ceremony. Stephen Lock for the National
      UAE and UK aim to double trade to £25 billion by 2020

      The trading relationship had a key part to play in the UAE’s drive to innovate and diversify its activities.

      BusinessOctober 24, 2015
      A Muslim woman at the Islamaphobia rally organised by a coalition of moderate Muslim groups in Trafalgar Square, London. Cathal McNaughton / PA
      How prejudice in hiring practices holds Muslims back

      Colin Randall asks: Why are British Muslims much less likely than members of any other religion to hold professional or managerial jobs?

      OpinionOctober 17, 2015
      Photo taken on March 24, 1987 shows King Fahd of Saudi Arabia with Queen Elizabeth II, the Queen Mother and the Duke of Edinburgh as they go in to a banquet in Kings Fahad's honour at Buckingham Palace. AP photo/Peter Kemp
      West-Saudi relations in the spotlight as British man faces 360 lashes

      UK's decision to pull out of bidding for a contract to train Saudi prison service staff – if related to the row over Karl Andree’s case – would be unprecedented in the history of the two countries' ties.

      WorldOctober 14, 2015
      François Pinault is 65th richest in the 2015 Forbes global rankings and France's fourth-wealthiest man. Jean-Sebastien Evrard / AFP
      The stylish approach to empire building

      The French multi-billionaire François Pinault has created a global commercial powerhouse. Glamour, grit and culture underpin his success, Colin Randall, Foreign Correspondent, writes from Montpellier.

      BusinessOctober 13, 2015
      Nadiya Jamir Hussain, 30, defeated finalists Tamal Ray, a trainee anaesthetist of Indian origin, and Ian Cumming, a travel photographer sometimes employed by the Dalai Lama, in the final of the BBC’s Great British Bake Off. Courtesy of BBC
      British Muslim hailed as ‘inspiration’ after winning Great British Bake Off

      Nadiya Hussain, a 30-year-old mother-of-three, captured the affections of millions of Britons with her cake-making skills, eye-catching facial expressions and self-decprecatory asides, writes Colin Randall.

      WorldOctober 08, 2015
      Radio playlists are limited, unimaginative and contain plenty that is excruciating. Joel Ryan / AP Photo
      Never mind the lyrics, here’s the catchy melody

      Colin Randall reflects on the state of pop music

      OpinionOctober 03, 2015
      The novel has been translated by Lorin Stein.
      Book review: Submission by Michel Houellebecq imagines a Muslim French president

      A translation of Michel Houellebecq’s richly satirical book Submission is dark, uplifting and keeps Marine Le Pen out of power.

      October 01, 2015
      Many Iraqi Christian families who were forced to flee their homes last year took shelter at a local church in Erbil in northern Iraq. Mohammed Jalil / EPA
      Orzan Sarmad’s bitter struggle for survival

      Governments call for action against the persecution of ethnic or religious minorities, but such discussions will continue to be futile unless firm military action against ISIL and other such terror groups is on the agenda.

      WorldSeptember 15, 2015
      Two French journalists stand accused of trying to blackmail King Mohammed VI of Morocco. Thierry Gouegnon / Reuters
      Words can be worth millions, but stopping the press also has a cost

      Colin Randall writes about the curious case of journalists Eric Laurent and Catherine Graciet who are accused of trying to blackmail King Mohammed VI over a contentious book

      OpinionSeptember 07, 2015
      An undated photo released by a social network shows a 25-year-old Moroccan suspected of attempting to attack a passenger train in France (AFP PHOTO / SOCIAL NETWORK)
      Cooperation need on terror detention policy

      Europe's countries need new ideas on how to tackle those whose activities cause concern, writes Colin Randall

      OpinionSeptember 01, 2015
      In a press conference on August 25, 2015, Paris chief prosecutor Francois Molins (pictured) said that Ayoub El Khazzani was being treated as a suspected terrorist. Miguel Medina/AFP Photo
      France to treat train attack as terrorist plot

      Gunman watched extremist video on his phone beforehand, prosecutors say.

      WorldAugust 25, 2015
      French minister of education Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, right, with students at the Jean Rostand high school in Le Cateau Cambresis. Francois Lo Presti / AFP
      Children deserve better than political wrangling

      Colin Randall looks at various approaches to integrating Muslim students in French schools

      OpinionAugust 22, 2015
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