ethno-religious revolt

[Peter Luining]

Finkielkraut: "In France, they would like very much to reduce these 
riots to their social dimension, to see them as a revolt of youths from 
the suburbs against their situation, against the discrimination they 
suffer from, against the unemployment. The problem is that most of these 
youths are blacks or Arabs, with a Muslim identity. Look, in France 
there are also other immigrants whose situation is difficult - Chinese, 
Vietnamese, Portuguese - and they're not taking part in the riots. 
Therefore, it is clear that this is a revolt with an ethno-religious
character.