How the new Minister of Justice is dividing public opinion in France.
In May Rachida Dati became the first person of North African origin to hold a top position in the French Government. However in the weeks since her appointment, the new Minister of Justice has had several of her senior aides resign and her brother is facing drug-dealing charges. Her detractors say she is dictatorial, but her supporters are concerned that she is the victim of racism. Ritula discusses how her treatment reflects on French politics and at the position of North African women in the country with social commentator Catherine Guilyardi and Nacira Guenif Souilamas, Associate Professor at University Paris 13