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French Student Protests Feature an Unusual Mixed-Language Slogan
A phrase combining Arabic and French has appeared on signs at recent student demonstrations in France, where it is being read as shorthand for a generational divide.
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Student demonstrators in France have displayed signs bearing “Bismillah, c’est les ténèbres”, according to The New York Times in an October 20 report. The phrase combines Arabic and French and translates as “In the name of God, it’s the darkness”.
Its literal meaning offers no obvious explanation of the protesters’ message. The newspaper describes it as shorthand for a generational divide, rather than a phrase whose significance is clear from translation alone.
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