[Carling]

By chance, and I’m just asking here, are these unnamed youths Muslim and from Africa?

[goldstategop]

Its mediaspeak for Muslim. No one calls French that term.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[Irish Rose]

I wondered the same thing - whether the boys (and rioters) were Muslim. Muslims are more likely than Europeans to express their displeasure through rioting.

[Professional]

Too funny. The reader is inclined to beleive that French youths, are just plain crazy. To not mention the muslim connection, makes the story somewhat “incomplete”. This kind of incomplete reporting is very common in W Europe, even worse than here. That has actually made people very fed up, and voted these new govts into power.

[ApplegateRanch]

are these unnamed youths Muslim and from Africa?

Categorically, monsieur, "Non!"

They are not Muslim and from Africa; their parents are from Africa, and they just coincidentally practice Islam.

And it is wrong for Westerners to call this 'rioting' or other prejudicial and pejorative terms; it is just a carefree celebration of the Islamic year-end Festival of Lights.

Please do not blame these youths for the fact that, when he cribbed it, Mohammed (Pork Be Upon Him) slightly misunderstood the concept.