“Racism in France has always been a question of anti-migrant and anti-Muslim bias”

A Frenchman was remanded in custody on Thursday over the racist killing of his Tunisian neighbour, in what prosecutors say is the first time a far-right attack has been classed as terrorism. Saturday’s shooting in the town of Puget-sur-Argens in southern France sparked fresh concerns about rising racism in France, which is home to the largest Muslim community in the European Union. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective, FRANCE 24’s Delano D’Souza welcomes Jean Beaman, Researcher, Author and Associate Professor of Sociology, specialising in Black, Race, and Ethnic Studies, International Migration Studies at the Graduate Center of The City University of New York (CUNY).