In late August, just a week ahead of France’s famous rentrée—when the entire country marks “the return” from summer holiday and gets back to work and school—newly appointed Education Minister Gabriel Attal announced that students would be prohibited from wearing the abaya, a loose-fitting robe worn by some Muslim women as a form of modest clothing, in schools.Predictably, the decision set off another round of trans-Atlantic disputes over the meaning of freedom of religion and the best way to guarantee it, with Americans accusing the French state of infringing on the rights of its Muslim citizens and the French accusing Americans of not understanding the nature of French secularism, or laïcité. The belief that the two countries have radically different approaches to secularism and the separation of church and state is now widespread, deeply entrenched—and wrong. In fact, the source of this dispute emerged relatively recently, and it represented a significant and controversial shift in the emphasis of French laïcité: the so-called headscarf law of 2004. By Judah Grunstein. Full Text -> WPR

The move forms part of the French oil and gas company’s efforts to withdraw from natural gas operations and end future investments in Venezuela. Full Text -> OffShort

Traducción de cortesía -> La medida forma parte de los esfuerzos de la compañía francesa de petróleo y gas para retirarse de las operaciones de gas natural y poner fin a futuras inversiones en Venezuela.

French President Emmanuel Macron Saturday admitted on Twitter that he had spoken with his Argentine colleague Alberto Fernández about the crisis in Venezuela and Nicaragua on the sides of the G20 Summit in Rome. The issue had not been mentioned by the Argentine government. Macron posted a message on Twitter in Spanish that “With @alferdez [Alberto Fernández] in the G20, we talk about the crises in Latin America, particularly in Venezuela and Nicaragua.“ Full Text-> MacroPress

Traducción de cortesía -> El presidente francés, Emmanuel Macron, dijo el sábado en Twitter que había hablado con su colega argentino Alberto Fernández sobre la crisis en Venezuela y Nicaragua en los pasillos de la Cumbre del G20 en Roma. El tema no había sido mencionado por el gobierno argentino. Macron publicó un mensaje en Twitter en español: “Con @alferdez [Alberto Fernández] en el G20, hablamos de las crisis en América Latina, particularmente en Venezuela y Nicaragua”.

El artista venezolano, Cruz-Diez, es uno de los artistas que representaron a Francia en la Expo Mundial de Dubái 2020, suspendida el año pasado debido a la pandemia. Sus obras serán exhibidas como parte de las exposiciones dedicadas al Arte Cinético, En la exposición que comenzó este 1 de octubre, se puede ver una cámara de cromosaturación, juega con el color pero con la participación del público en la obra de arte.Esto enmarcado en Una exposición permanente denominada “Luz, Ilustración”, que busca redefinir la noción de progreso. Por OnVenezuela

Courtesy translation-> The Venezuelan artist, Cruz-Diez, is one of the artists who represented France at the 2020 Dubai World Expo, suspended last year due to the pandemic. His works will be exhibited as part of the exhibitions dedicated to Kinetic Art, In the exhibition that began this October 1, you can see a chromosaturation chamber, it plays with color but with the participation of the public in the work of art.This framed in a permanent exhibition called “Light, Illustration”, which seeks to redefine the notion of progress.

Este gran país y su valiosa historia política, social y cultural está perdiendo su grandeza y eso es preocupante en un momento geopolítico tan convulsionado como el que hoy vivimos. En los últimos días, Francia ha recibido un duro golpe propinado por Australia, cuando este país rompió el contrato para la construcción de 12 submarinos por un monto de 61.000 millones de euros. Pero eso no es todo, el gallo francés ha sido dejado a un lado del pacto y súper alianza estratégica Aukus, creada por Estados Unidos, Inglaterra y Australia, así como del Five Eyes, el consorcio de inteligencia de Estados Unidos, Gran Bretaña, Australia, Canadá y Nueva Zelanda, lo que supone también una afrenta para París. Como guinda para la torta, el Ministerio de la Defensa de Suiza ha preferido comprar los F-35 estadounidenses en lugar de los Rafales, perdiendo los franceses un contrato de 6 mil millones de euros. By Edgar Cherubini Lecuna. Texto completo-> Pensandoenvozalta

Courtesy Translatiuon-> This great country and its valuable political, social and cultural history is losing its greatness and that is worrying in a geopolitical moment as convulsed as the one we live in today. In recent days, France has received a severe blow from Australia, when this country broke the contract for the construction of 12 submarines for an amount of 61,000 million euros. But that’s not all, the French rooster has been left aside from the Aukus pact and super strategic alliance, created by the United States, England and Australia, as well as Five Eyes, the intelligence consortium of the United States, Great Britain, Australia , Canada and New Zealand, which is also an affront to Paris. As icing on the cake, the Swiss Defense Ministry has preferred to buy the American F-35s instead of the Rafales, with the French losing a 6 billion euro contract.

 From the markets of Venezuela to the Opéra de Tours: driven by her boundless energy, the young chef Glass Marcano has experienced a meteoric rise. She became the first black woman to lead an orchestra in France on Saturday. Hair pulled back, glasses on her nose, white sneakers and jogging gear, Glass Marcano sits on a high stool. She does not hesitate to go down regularly to clarify her instructions, scores in hand. The 24-year-old woman wields her wand with a wide gesture, never losing her broad smile. “Play this passage like waves on the sea!” », She says to a musician in a mixture of French and English. By Natasha Kumar. Full Text -> TjeTimesHub

France on Friday (Jun 5) denied that Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido had been given refuge at its mission in Caracas, after Venezuela’s foreign minister claimed he was hiding at the embassy. Full Text-> Channel New Asia

Venezuela also issued a letter of protest to the French government on Monday, saying its ambassador in Caracas, Romain Nadal, interfered in the nation’s internal affairs when he went to greet Guaidó upon his arrival at the airport. By AP. Full text -> Citynews1130

According to a Brazilian armed forces crisis scenario, Venezuela and France are the greatest threats for the next 20 years.By Juan Martinez. Full text-> The Rio Times

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido, on a charm offensive to back his bid to oust his country’s leader, claimed Saturday to have the ‘firm support’ of French President Emmanuel Macron. Full text-> Gulf Times