French Banlieue in The New Yorker

What does the term 'banlieue' mean, suburban area or an expansion from the capital?

• Yes, because its location is surrounding the city center

• Yes, but there is a social context that is more than that

What are the social contexts that do not encompass banlieue, especially those discussed in the article?

• Unemployment

• Poverty

• Criminality

• African and Arab ethnicities

• Failed cheap housing development

Is the Arab ethnicity found in banlieue the Arab that originates from the United Arab Emirates?

• Yes, they are Muslim descendants of Arabs who reside and immigrate to France

• No, they are called Arabs because they are Muslim but originate from Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco

What is another name for 'Banlieue'?

• Suburbs

• Cité

Why is the French Banlieue different from the American Ghetto?

• Because there are more ethnic races that are high and interact there

• Because its location is in France

What are the ethnicities that reside in Banlieue?

• Asian

• Maghreb

• African

• Indian

• Jewish

Banlieue has residential areas that look decent, but the real problem is:

• Infrastructure issues: many houses lack water and electricity

• Psychological issues: its layout faces inward, so it is not projected to interact with the city center.

How do the media perceive banlieue?

• An underdevelopped area

• A center of criminality

Are the residents of banlieue discussed in this article are French?

• Yes

• No

What questions are often asked by people when residents of Banlieue introduce themselves?

• What's your origin?

• What is your religion?