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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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