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Azouz Begag in 2007
Azouz Begag in 2007

Azouz Begag, (Arabic: عزوز بقاق ‎) (born 5 February 1957 in Lyon, Rhône, France) from an Algerian Kabyle background is a French writer and researcher in economics and sociology at the CNRS. Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) ||-||} Lyon, also known as Lyons in English is a city in east-central France. Rhône ( Franco-Provençal: Rôno) is a French department located in the central Eastern region of Rhône-Alpes. Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. A writer is anyone who creates a written work although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally as well as those who have written in many different forms Economics is the social science that studies the production distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Sociology (from Latin: socius "companion" and the suffix -ology "the study of" from Greek λόγος lógos "knowledge" He was the delegate minister for equal opportunities of France in the government of French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin (Union for a Popular Movement, UMP) till April 5, 2007. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Dominique de Villepin (born Dominique Marie François René Galouzeau de Villepin (dɔminik də vilpɛ̃ &mdash) on 14 November 1953 in Rabat, Morocco He resigned to support the moderate centrist candidate François Bayrou, one of the two UMP ministers to do so. François Bayrou (fʁɑ̃swa·bajʁu Francés Vairon in Occitan) is a French centerist Politician, president of Union for French Democracy

Begag has written approximately 20 literary books for adults and children, as well as songs. Furthermore, he is the scriptwriter of the French movie Camping à la ferme ("Camping at the farm"), where he expounded his vision of multiculturalism in today's French society : the advantages of its relatively new multiethnicity due to a new non-European immigration mixed with the basis of its historical and natural multiculturality whether coming from the riches of its several regional cultures and languages or from the successful integration of previous waves of European immigration during its history. The term multiculturalism generally refers to a state of racial, cultural and ethnic diversity within the Demographics of a specified

Before becoming minister, Begag was decorated and made Chevalier de l’Ordre national du Mérite and knight of the Legion of Honor. The The National Order of Merit (in French Ordre national du Mérite) is an Order of Chivalry awarded by the President of the French Republic.

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Early and Personal Life

Begag is the son of Algerian parents (Kabyle mother) who arrived in France in 1949. Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. In his teens, he qualified as an electrician. In his biographies on the Ministerial and Foreign Affairs (in English) websites[1] and[2], he describes himself as growing up in a shanty town outside Lyon, "les bas quartiers", before the family progressed to a tower block in the Cité de la Duchère. Poverty in France has fallen by 60% over thirty years Although it affected 15% of the population in 1970 in 2001 only 6

Begag is the father of two daughters. He is divorced from his wife.

Career in Research

Begag has a doctorate in Economy from Lyon II University. He has combined the functions of researcher in economy at the CNRS and at the Maison des sciences sociales et humaines of Lyon since 1980 and the one of professor at the École Centrale de Lyon. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) École Centrale de Lyon is one of the most prestigious French Grandes écoles of Engineering. A visiting professor in Spring 2002 at the Winthrop-King Institute for Contemporary French and Francophone Studies at Florida State University, Begag was later made a honorary professor. Florida State University (commonly referred to as Florida State or FSU) is a public Research University located in Tallahassee In addition, he was a visiting professor at Cornell University in New York for one year. Begag's academic career, culminating in his place as a researcher at the CNRS, as well as his political career to date, have also centered around the problems of unequal opportunity for those brought up in industrial suburbs and ghettos. In his account in 2007 of his two years as minister, The Sheep in the Bathtub, he describes his research work as that of a sociologist.

Literary works

Begag's best known literary work (he has published more than 20 books, among them many novels often inspired by his childhood) is the autobiographical novel Le Gone du Chaâba (Éditions du Seuil, 1986). Le Gone du Chaâba ( The Kid of the Chaaba) is a novel by Azouz Begag about a young Algerian boy of the same name growing up in a shantytown outside of Sarcelles The title itself is a clever play on one of his regional language's words. 'Gone' is a term for 'kid' or 'lad' in the Lyonnais dialect of Arpitan used in his native region and city, while 'Chaâba' is an Algerian word, used in the book as the name of a shanty town near Lyon[1]. Franco-Provençal ( Francoprovençal) or Arpitan ( Vernacular: frp francoprovençâl arpitan patouès; francoprovenzale arpitano dialetto Both Azouz Begag and the protagonist of the novel grew up in a shanty town outside Lyon, almost entirely inhabited by Algerian or Kabyle immigrant workers. Poverty in France has fallen by 60% over thirty years Although it affected 15% of the population in 1970 in 2001 only 6 The language and culture were predominantly a mix of Algerian Arabic, Kabyle Tamazigh and Arpitan. The problems of the ghetto-like environments established by and for guest workers in France after WWII, of the individual children of these ghettos who are French Citizens by dint of being born in France and even often from French parents and for whom 'breaking out' is both very difficult and statistically improbable, and Azouz Begag's own success in managing being part of the mainstream of French culture without having to forget any part of his heritage but rather by accumulating all cultural influences, are at the heart of the novel.

Social and Political works

His most widely published book is his account in 2007 of his two years as minister. Titled The Sheep in the Bathtub, this is a reference to a quote from Nicolas Sarkozy warning French Muslims not to slaughter sheep in their baths. Nicolas Sarkozy (pronounced,

Ministerial Career

Azouz Begag was minister during the 2005 civil unrest in France. The 2005 civil unrest in France of October and November was a series of Riots and violent clashes involving mainly the burning Begag confronted Interior minister Nicolas Sarkozy (UMP) on the subject of the policies in the suburbs of Paris. Nicolas Sarkozy (pronounced, [2] Azouz Begag also publicly opposed Sarkozy in his movie 'Camping à la ferme' (from 2005, coming out shortly after he was named minister).

He was, in October 2005, at the center of a diplomatic incident between France and the United States. An international incident is a seemingly relatively small or limited action or clash that results in a wider dispute between two or more Nation-states. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Begag, despite being a French citizen, a French minister and holding an A1 diplomatic visa, was intercepted at US immigration in Atlanta airport, saw his diplomatic immunity challenged and was heavily questioned in the green room. A visa (short for the Latin carta visa, lit "a document that has been seen" is a document issued by a Country giving an individual Diplomatic immunity is a form of legal immunity and a policy held between governments which ensures that Diplomats are given safe passage and are considered not This was considered as racial profiling on the part of the US immigration officers and very strongly criticized in France. Racial profiling is the inclusion of racial or ethnic characteristics in determining whether a person is considered likely to commit a particular type of crime or The United States Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP known as U [3]

On 16 March 2007, Begag officially announced his support for the UDF candidate François Bayrou. The Union for French Democracy ( Union pour la Démocratie Française, UDF was a French centrist Political party. François Bayrou (fʁɑ̃swa·bajʁu Francés Vairon in Occitan) is a French centerist Politician, president of Union for French Democracy [3]. Begag resigned from the French government on April 5, 2007. [4]

Works

Books By Azouz Begag:

Books for Children:

References

  1. ^ [Blurb from back-cover of 'Le Gone Du Chaâba']
  2. ^ Azouz Begag, principal opposant à Nicolas Sarkozy, Le Monde, 2 November 2005 (French)
  3. ^ Azouz Begag soutient officiellement François Bayrou, AP, 16 March 2007 (French)
  4. ^ Remaniement ministériel: communiqué de la Présidence de la République, Élysée Palace, 5 April 2007 (French)

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