The Roots of Civil Unrest in Europe

As the civil unrest in France approaches the end of the second week, we look back at a critical moment in French history that is still being felt today: the country’s colonial rule of the North African nation of Algeria. We speak with British journalist Robert Fisk about the French rule of Algeria and the country’s war of independence and with Iranian-born author and professor Behzad Yaghmaian, who spent two years traveling in the Middle East and Europe following migrants from Muslim countries. [includes rush transcript]

* Behzad Yaghmaian, an Iranian-born author and professor living in the United States. He is the author of the new book “Embracing the Infidel: Stories of Muslim Migrants on the Journey West,” it will be published later this month by Delacorte Press. He wrote the book after spending two years traveling in the Middle East and Europe following migrants from Muslim countries.
* Robert Fisk, veteran war correspondent and the chief Middle East correspondent for the London Independent and author of several books. His latest is "The Great War for Civilization: The Conquest of the Middle East."

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