As France Curbs Unrest, Questions Linger

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Diverse Marseille Spared in French Riots()  

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December 10, 2005 As France suffered weeks of riots last month, the colorful southern port of Marseille was spared. The city has one of France's highest concentrations of immigrants, but residents there do not live in segregated communities.

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France May Extend Government Emergency Powers()  

November 15, 2005 France's parliament votes Tuesday to extend by three months special emergency powers, which will allow police to impose curfews and conduct searches without a warrant. President Jacques Chirac's government requested the extension despite the recent fall in youth-rioting.

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Economic Despair, Racism Drive French Riots()  

French police secure a position in Clichy-sous-Bois.

November 8, 2005 In France's worst civil unrest in 40 years, nightly riots raging in the immigrant communities of Paris' suburbs have spread to some 300 cities. A look at the tensions underlying the riots.

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Riots Underscore Cracks in French Immigrant Policy()  

November 9, 2005 Nearly two weeks of rioting in France is causing many to question the country's traditional sense of French equality. France has the largest immigrant community in Europe, and until now, has been proud of its policy of assimilation.

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Examining Youth Riots in France()  

November 9, 2005 Rioting in France is spotlighting Muslim youths who don't feel part of French society, even though they were born and raised there. An alienated Arab population concerns all of Europe, but much less so in the United States.

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A resident looks at a burning car in Strasbourg, on the French-German border, Nov. 7, 2005
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A resident looks at a burning car in the French city of Strasbourg, located on the border with Germany, Nov. 7, 2005.

Map of riot region
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Over two weeks, rioting spread from Paris' suburbs to hundreds of towns across France. The unrest has lost steam, but night curfews remain in place in some 30 towns and cities.

Map of riot region

Over two weeks, rioting spread from Paris' suburbs to hundreds of towns across France. The unrest has lost steam, but night curfews remain in place in some 30 towns and cities.

BEHIND THE RIOTS

France's worst civil unrest in 40 years has finally eased, but not before nightly riots raging in the immigrant communities of Paris' suburbs spread to some 300 cities. A look at the tensions underlying the riots.

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