Jean Lesieur

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Jean Lesieur was an international correspondent and editor for the French news magazines Le Point and L'Express. He also served as an editor and editorial consultant for the Hachette-Filipacchi publishing group in New York and in Paris. In 2006, he joined the team that created and developed the French international news channel, France 24, broadcast in French, in English, and in Arabic. He now does media consulting work in Paris and in Boston. He is the author of two novels and an occasional contributor to The Providence Journal.


The World

In defense of the burqa ban

Commentary

Opinion: It’s about universal, consensual values upon which democratic societies are based.