France's decision to ban the wildly popular Algerian product has made it a "political football", the focus of a "bitter" trade row and a "jumping-off point" for an "angry" discussion about colonialism, said The Telegraph. Officers began raiding shops to try and stamp out a black market in El Modjene, as jars were sold under the counter and online for up to €30 – more than six times the price paid for the product in Algeria. On the other side of the fence, right-wing commentators claim the "craze" for the spread is another symbol of a takeover of "traditional white France" by Muslims from the Maghreb.
Author: theweekonlineeditorsuk@futurenet.com (Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK) , Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK
Published at: 2025-06-17 22:38:11
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