Is France progressive? What are some of the hot-button issues in France in recent months? Will we ever stop talking about the headscarf? I'm joined by journalist and research fellow Karina Piser of the Institute for Current World Affairs to talk about these and other topics along with her important reporting from her time in Paris.

Mentioned in this episode:

Karina Piser (Twitter): https://twitter.com/karinadanielle6

The Institute of Current World Affairs: https://www.icwa.org/current-fellows/karina-piser/

Asylum seekers in limbo: https://www.icwa.org/they-made-it-to-france-now-these-african-teens-are-stuck-in-limbo/

France's #MeToo movement: https://www.thenation.com/article/france-metoo-balancetonporc/

Femicide in France: https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/28195/a-wave-of-femicides-forces-france-to-confront-a-domestic-violence-crisis

On forced secularism in schools: https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2017/02/why-forced-neutrality-leads-to-polarization/516222/

Headscarves and school field trips: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/25/french-education-minister-reignites-row-over-muslim-headscarf