A Clash of Loyalties in the Parisian Suburbs
Beyond clichés about a “clash of civilizations,” a new book by French sociologist Fabien Truong illuminates the role of Islam in the lives of France’s poor and marginalized.
1 Article by: Fabien Truong
Fabien Truong is professor in the department of sociology and anthropology at the University of Paris 8. He previously spent six years as a high school teacher in the suburbs of Paris. The author of several noted books, he recently co-directed a documentary with French filmmaker Mathieu Vadepied, Les défricheurs. Radicalized Loyalties is his first book in English translation.