" Keaton] provides the most in-depth analysis of the predicament
of French Arabs and Africans living in the suburbs of Paris....
O]ne can read the book through the lens of such great African
American writers and activists as Richard Wright, James Baldwin,
and Malcolm X.... It] contains an implicit warning to you, France,
not to repeat the American racism in your country." from the
foreword by Manthia Diawara
Muslim girls growing up in the outer-cities of Paris are
portrayed many ways in popular discourse as oppressed, submissive,
foreign, "kids from the projects," even as veil-wearing menaces to
France s national identity but rarely are they perceived simply as
what they say they are: French. Amid widespread perceptions of
heightened urban violence attributed to Muslims and highly
publicized struggles over whether Muslim students should be allowed
to wear headscarves to school, Muslim girls often appear to be the
quintessential "other." In this vivid, evocative study, Trica
Danielle Keaton draws on ethnographic research in schools, housing
projects, and other settings among Muslim teenagers of North and
West African origin. She finds contradictions between the ideal of
universalism and the lived reality of ethnic distinction and
racialized discrimination. The author s own experiences as an
African American woman and non-Muslim are key parts of her
analysis. Keaton makes a powerful statement about identity, race,
and educational politics in contemporary France."
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