Zidane has become the poster child for a whole generation of French-born youths of North African extraction.

齐达内已成为法国出生、北非血统的一整代青年的榜样。

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In France's former North African colonies, anti-French feeling is growing.

在法国的各前北非殖民地，反法情绪正在增长。

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French fighter jets fired the first salvos, carrying out several strikes in the rebel-held east, while British fighter jets also bombarded the North African nation.

法国战斗机率先向反对派控制的东部城巿进行了一波轰炸，英国战斗机随后也轰炸了南非国家。

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(Speaking in French) One young man described being denied jobs at upscale French hotels, ostensibly because of his North African background.

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Some French Muslim women wear headscarves. The traditional North African dish, couscous, is a favorite here.

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The French Embassy in Tunisia said all French-run schools in the North African country would be closed on Friday and Saturday.

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Then 22 years later, four French tourists were murdered in the north-African country of Mauritania, and following terrorist threats the 29th staging was duly canceled as competitors gathered in the Portuguese city of Lisbon for pre-race scrutineering.

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While Portugal and Spain were the early beneficiaries of this Atlantic trade owing to their protruding peninsular position their pre-Enlightenment societies, traumatized by the proximity of (and occupation by) North African Muslims, lost ground eventually to the Dutch, French, and English in the oceanic competition.

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