Shot mainly in Lyons, this program looks at the problems faced by the city’s mainly young Muslim population as they try to gain acceptance into French society while adapting their religion to break ties with North Africa and the Arabic world. A new kind of Islam is emerging, to which France appears to be reacting with the same old racism and religious intolerance. (30 minutes)

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