While the topic had been almost absent during the campaign, a failed plot in Marseille has once again put it at the center of debate.

Marseille (in the South of France, aka French Riviera, aka Cote d'Azur) is a city of surprises, an ocean-side formerly fortified enclave where strong accent and slang-ish dialect rule the quays of the old port.

Social progress cannot be built on violence and division, which pit one section of the French population against another.