In the news: families of jihadists

another 7500 people detained in the Al Hol camp a hotbed

Syria, the nursery of the Islamic state “, title Paris Match, which publishes photos of black silhouettes, women in burqas, whose eyes we can barely see. Next to them, another silhouette, that of a little blonde girl, with a pink t-shirt, she looks at the photographer, looking sad. We are in the camps where the families of foreign jihadists (particularly French) are held, in Al-Hol, in the north-east of Syria, where Paris Match met wives and children of jihadists. “ They grew up in the camps », Explains the weekly. “ Some dream of France, others of a revival of the caliphate “. “ During teenagehood », continues Paris Matchsome of these children request repatriation. The dilemma is big, should we trust those who have been trained to hate and fight? “. As for the mothers, there are several of them who say the same thing: one of them “ evokes the trauma that a separation would represent for her children in the event of a return to France, where she fears prison, and the rupture of this bond forged in isolation and adversity “.

Telework

Mohamed VI, the mysterious king “, title the Expresswhich publishes a recent survey of The Economist on the monarch, who was in France at the time of the earthquake that hit Morocco. In this investigation, there is a lot of talk about the Azaitar brothers, including “ Abu, 32 years old, MMA champion, mixed martial arts “. “ Brothers who », adds the Expressmonopolize the monarch’s attention “. They would even be his “ personal coaches “. And they accompany Mohamed VI on his many trips… A little further on, in an article mischievously subtitled “ telework “, the weekly explains to us that the king is often in Gabon but especially in Paris, where he recently purchased a new residence of “ 83 million euros ” with “ a swimming pool, a spa, a 200 square meter terrace and garden opening onto the Eiffel Tower “. “ … the king (5th richest in Africa, ten times wealthier than the king of England, remember l’Express) works remotely, on the phone with his ministers or advisors “… Which is not without its drawbacks…” We are a plane without a pilot, worries a former manager “.

The Pope in Marseille

Historical visit, political speech », ad on the front page The Sunday Journalwith the photo of François greeting the crowd from his popemobile… “ Pope Francis has hammered home his call for the unconditional welcome of migrants despite the Lampedusa disaster », allusion of JDD to the thousands of people who have arrived in recent days on the small Italian island. A speech, regrets the newspaper, which “ primarily targets Westerners and, in particular, European citizens “. For Francis, Europe seems to be just one block, essentially selfish. Questioned on the question of immigration and the position of the Pope, the Bishop of Ajaccio Monseigneur François Bustillo, tempers and exclaims: “ Put yourself in the Pope’s place! Isn’t it normal that it awakens our hearts to the suffering of the little ones? I think the Pope is aware that personal charity is not necessarily a political response, each country does what it can “.

For his part, le Parisien Dimancheechoes a “ historical mass “. Nearly 60,000 people yesterday at the Vélodrome stadium. But during this visit of the Pope to Marseille, Emmanuel Macron “ didn’t applaud everything “, specifies the newspaper, repeating the words of a supporter of the head of state, ” a bit annoyed » we are told… « All the Christian values ​​to which we subscribe were present », specifies this close friend of the president. But he adds: “ in temporality, the political message is a little different. Some countries are more or less well suited to welcoming immigrants. The president did not applaud everything “.

Shakespeare versus Molière

“At the Rugby World Cup”, regrets MSupplement of the worldShakespeare dominates Molière “. “ On the large banners of the Stade de France, on the pennants installed in the host cities, and on the official tournament website, appears the inscription Rugby World Cup France 2023 “…” Communication around the competition which is currently taking place in France is mainly in English, a breach of the law highlighted by defenders of the French language. “. However, explains one sports terminology expert, “ imposing the use of French on the organizers of world sporting events is more complex than it seems… I can work modestly in France with the federations, but I cannot impose on the world rugby federation the obligatory use of the French language “. Defenders of this French language, however, hope that the organization of the Olympic Games next year in Paris will be an opportunity to set the record straight… ” If we don’t do it now, French will disappear » predicts MP Annie Genevard, who looked into the issue.

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