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Why French officials placed a Muslim war memorial in the intellectual heart of Paris in the 20th century

(The Conversation) — The Grand Mosque of Paris has stood for a century as a memorial to Muslim soldiers and a nuanced symbol of French colonialism.

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Why French officials placed a Muslim war memorial in the intellectual heart of Paris in the 20th century
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