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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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      Posters showing hard-right political talk-show star Eric Zemmour in Biarritz, south-western France. Photo: AP
      France's obsession with the fiery polemicist reshaping presidential election

      Zemmour has frequently been accused of inciting hatred against Muslims and Africans

      EuropeNovember 03, 2021
      Actresses Ilonna Grimaudo (Mariam) and Lorenza Grimaudo (Hasna) star in the film 'You Resemble Me'. Photo: Christelle Randall PR
      Inside the dysfunctional life of woman who joined Paris attackers

      Film examines life of Hasna Ait Boulahcen, wrongly labelled Europe's first female suicide bomber following Bataclan attack in 2015

      EuropeSeptember 08, 2021
      France's President Emmanuel Macron gives a speech prior to his departure on the final day of his visit in Papeete, French Polynesia on July 27. AFP
      Good reasons why Macron is feeling the heat

      With protesters on the streets, a debate on freedom and an election in April, the French President is being judged

      CommentAugust 04, 2021
      People wait to enter the Louvre museum in Paris. Museums, cinemas, theatres, tourist sites and other establishments attracting more than 50 visitors at any one time must demand proof of double vaccination or a recent negative Covid test as a condition of entry. Reuters
      Proof of vaccination opens doors to French culture

      Tourist attractions require proof of double vaccination or a recent negative Covid test

      UKJuly 21, 2021
      Children wave French and British flags in Albert, northern France, in 2018. AP Photo
      'Fifty per cent British, 50 per cent French, 100 per cent European'

      Colin Randall, recently a dual national, explains why it's unfair to judge people based on their allegiances

      CommentJune 27, 2021
      L'Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped (Project for Paris) Place de l'Etoile – Charles de Gaulle. Drawing 2019 in two parts. Pencil, charcoal, pastel, wax crayon, enamel paint, map, and fabric sample. Estate of Christo V. Javacheff
      L'Arc de Triomphe in Paris to be wrapped in fabric to honour late artist Christo's dream

      French authorities refused to approve project but 60 years after inception, the landmark is set to be wrapped this autumn

      ArtJune 15, 2021
      President Emmanuel Macron is neck and neck with far-right leader Marine Le Pen in polls on first-round voting intentions for the May 2022 presidential election. AFP
      Retired French generals warn Macron about 'division and anarchy'

      French leader furious at 'mutinous' open letter condemning his handling of Islamist extremism

      EuropeApril 27, 2021
      Prince Philip and Prince Charles had a strained relationship as the duke attempted to 'make a man' of his son and future king. Getty.
      Royal biographer: Prince Philip's lifelong worry on 'damage' Charles could inflict was easing

      Father and son relationship was often strained as Philip sought to 'make a man' of future British monarch

      EuropeApril 12, 2021
      The stained glass windows of the Noor-e-Islam mosque bear the colours of the French flag. Alamy
      Reunion island serves as model for Islam in France

      Country's oldest mosque, 9,300km from Paris, could be template for Macron's Muslim ideal, with prayers said in Arabic and French

      WorldMarch 11, 2021
      Former French culture minister and current president of the Arab World Institute (IMA) Jack Lang has hailed recent space missions to Mars. AFP.
      UAE's space mission to Mars hailed by French politician Jack Lang

      Head of Arab World Institute says Hope project has spurred 'scientific awakening'

      EuropeFebruary 20, 2021
      The placard reads "enough of islamophobia" as protesters demonstrate against Emmanuel Macron's 'anti-separatism' bill. AFP
      Macron’s anti-separatism bill could hand support to far right

      Legislators vote on proposed law that has alienated many Muslims in France

      EuropeFebruary 16, 2021
      French President Emmanuel Macron is under renewed pressure to combat Islamist radicalisation following several terrorist attacks in France this year. AFP
      Macron under pressure to take tough action against political Islamism

      French President under pressure to press ahead with public sector reforms

      WorldDecember 04, 2020
      TOPSHOT - People lights candle outside the Notre-Dame de l'Assomption Basilica in Nice on October 29, 2020 in tribute to the three victims of a knife attacker, cutting the throat of at least one woman, inside the church of the French Riviera city. / AFP / Valery HACHE
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      Nice mourns after attack by 'warped terrorist'

      Outpouring of grief amid calls for unity to defeat terrorism

      EuropeOctober 30, 2020
      Jack Lang urged Muslim leaders to accept Mr Macron as a statesman committed to protecting their faith. EPA
      Jack Lang: end the boycotts to build trust with France

      Prominent pro-Islam French politician says ‘Islam has a great place in our country’

      EuropeOctober 27, 2020
      Relatives and colleagues hold a picture of Samuel Paty during a march in solidarity after the teacher was beheaded for showing pupils cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed. AFP
      Paris classmates paid by killer to identify French teacher beheaded in terror attack

      Investigators believe Abdoullakh Anzorov received hundreds of euros before the crime

      EuropeOctober 27, 2020
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