Unemployment is high in estates which are home to many Muslims Days of rioting in the bleaker suburbs of Paris have highlighted discontent among many French youths of North African origin. As part of a series on French Muslims, the BBC News website's Henri Astier looks at the issue of discrimination, a leading source of frustration in France's unemployment-riddled ghettos. Sadek recently quit his job delivering groceries near Saint-Denis, just north of Paris. He was tired of climbing stairs with heavy bags. Read more

On a sixth night of rioting in Paris, violence spread from the initial flashpoint of Clichy-sous-Bois into a host of other areas in the north and east of the city. Scores of vehicles were burned by angry youths, most from disaffected north African communities. Read more

Its difficult to fathom that such riots and arson could break out in a Western country! But here it is in France! Rioting youths in Paris suburbs have burned cars and fought police for the seventh consecutive night. At least 40 vehicles were destroyed in the northern Seine-Saint-Denis region, where 15 people were arrested. In Aulnay-sous-Bois, gangs briefly besieged a police station, while violence also flared in western Paris. Read more