by News Decoder | 11 Jan 2016 | Youth Voices
Lucile Martin Name: Lucile Martin Birth Place: Paris, France Occupation: Social researcher in Afghanistan and PhD student in Belgium. Languages: French (native), English, Spanish, Farsi (fluent), Arabic, Pashto (conversational) Currently...
by Pauline Bock | 17 Dec 2015 | Europe, France, United States
France’s far-right National Front party keeps gaining ground. Its leader wants to be president. There’s a chance I’ll face a distasteful choice in 2017. In 2002, I was too young to vote or understand what was happening in French politics when...
by Giuliana Nicolucci-Altman | 16 Dec 2015 | Europe, Islam, School Year Abroad, Terrorism
Study abroad is about being afraid. The Paris attacks have forced me to confront an unexpected fear and allowed me to discover the beauty of France. A shrine to victims of the Paris attacks, 30 November 2015. (EPA/Geoffroy Van Der Hasselt) Giuliana Nicolucci-Altman is...
by News Decoder | 14 Dec 2015 | Uncategorized
Name: Chelsea Boorman Birth place: Miami, Florida Age: 23 Occupation: Graduate student at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies Languages: English, French, Italian, Greek Currently reading: “A Brief History of Seven...
by News Decoder | 10 Dec 2015 | Europe
By Alistair Lyon Marine Le Pen has transformed the French political landscape, challenging the dominance of the left-leaning and center-right parties that have alternated in government for decades. Her National Front triumphed in the first round of regional elections...