Israeli outsider turns camera on Europe's Muslim outsiders

The issue isn't Islam per se. Egyptian, Lebanese, and Syrian Muslims are routinely integrated into the French sociological matrix with little controversy or fanfare. The issue is the violent and thuggish nature of North African culture, especially Moroccan culture. As this filmmaker is of Moroccan origin, and grew up in an environment not very different from those that he portrays in his film, he should be capable of recognizing that. Nevertheless, because he was raised in Israel, he can never accept that his Moroccan origins and cultural background also tie him to other Moroccans who are not Jews. Nevertheless, his description of the life in Yerumham seems to be a slightly more benign version of the realm that which is describing in France. Making Islam the controversy is always acceptable because it plays into the notion of clashing civilizations and existential fear. But the character of Muslims varies from place to place, sometimes even seeming like a different religion. It should be also noted that while some French people of North African origin live in "ghetto"-like conditions, many others successfully integrate into French society, and even intermarry with ethnic French people. The notion that the life this filmmaker portrays in his movie is the destiny of all French people of Algerian, Moroccan, and Tunisian origin is entirely false. To complement this effort, I would suggest that he make a second movie in tandem about French people, Muslims, of North African origin who are successfully integrated into French society. He should then endeavor to determine: What do these two groups have in common with each other and how are they different? What is the meaning of North African ethnicity in its entirety within the Fifth Republic of our times?