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What Will Rise from the Ashes?: More than two weeks of rioting have exposed the failures of France's republican ideals. Now, the country must restore order and bring hope to the banlieues
It Can't Happen Here: Discrimination and deprivation aren't just France's problems. A look at how cities in Germany, the Netherlands and Britain are integrating their minorities
Flash Point
Night after night fiery riots have lit up the gulf between the government and France's forgotten youth
Viewpoint
French rapper Medine speaks out for second-class citizens
ARCHIVE Inside the Banlieues
The poor are always with us, we just forget they are there

Identity Crisis
[02/28/2005]
Reality Check
[05/30/2005]
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On New Year's Eve, the Miseries of Minsk
As Russia hikes up the cost of gas for Belarus, the mood turns gloomy
Mogadishu at 60 Miles an Hour
Arms merchants are once again doing brisk business after a rapid change of power in this tough town, but so far the peace has held
The Year of The Nuke
A rundown of the world's nuclear powerhouses, and what to expect in the coming months
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FROM THE NOVEMBER 14, 2005 ISSUE OF TIME MAGAZINE; POSTED SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2005.

Firefighters rush to contain a blaze in Aubervilliers, north of Paris

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