In recent years, demonstrations, riots and riots in a number of Western European countries, which directly involved people from North Africa, have caused increased attention to the problems of immigration, as well as the adaptation of immigrants to new socio-political, civilizational and cultural conditions.
The epicenter of events was France, where crisis situations have consistently arisen, starting with protests against the introduction of a law prohibiting the wearing of Muslim clothing in educational institutions. In the fall of 2005, violent outbreaks rocked the suburbs of Paris and other cities, with what official sources described as an "ethnically homogeneous population"- in other words, Africans and Arabs. In June 2006, the French Senate approved a bill that aims to tighten the requirements for labor immigration in favor of "selective" immigration and measures to combat the illegal stay of foreigners in the country.
Why did France find itself "on the front line" of acute problems related to Arab and African immigration? What is the background of the events that have been rapidly unfolding in recent times, both in France and throughout Europe?
To analyze the complex relationship between the central Maghreb countries and France, it is important to remember that the beginning of French colonial rule in North Africa dates back to 1830. * Until 1962, Algeria was not just an overseas colony, but was part of the territory of France (unlike Tunisia and Morocco, which were under the French protectorate from 1881 onwards). 1912, respectively, and until 1956, the moment of independence).
Algeria's pre-colonial development was based on a traditional non-capitalist economy. The colonization of the country was accompanied by the introduction of new forms of socio-economic relations associated with the beginning of the development of capitalism in the Maghreb, and disrupted the centuries-old course of life of the local population. The best land was confiscated by the Fre ...
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