L'insoumise de la Porte de Flandre

Fouad Laroui

Each afternoon, Fatima leaves Molenbeek dressed in black and a hijab, walks on foot to the Gate of Flanders, crosses the canal, sneaks discreetly into a building and emerges dressed in the western, light dress and hair to the wind. Then, always strolling, she joins the maligned neighborhood of the Alhambra or God knows what demon attracts ... For several weeks, this strange ritual is repeated tirelessly. Until the day when Fawzi, a neighbor inquisitor and secretly in love, decides to follow Fatima ... --Translation of page 4 of cover by Julliard.