Nora azouz begag biographies

Azouz Begag was born in Lyon in and is a well-known writer, sociologist, economist and politician. His parents emigrated from Algeria to France in Begag grew up in Villeurbanne, a suburb of Lyons, until his family moved to the historic centre of the city. He was the victim of racism and discrimination at school. In spite of his intention to return to Algeria, where he used to spend the summer with his brothers, he made up his mind when he was in his mid-twenties, and finally stayed in France. From on he was employed by the Institute for Social Sciences and Humanities in Lyons, and a scientist at the CNRS (Centre national de la recherche scientifique), one of the biggest research centres in Europe. In Begag obtained his doctorate in economics at the Université Lyon 2. His thesis had the title »L’Immigré et sa ville« (tr.: The immigrant and his city), and discussed sociological studies on the mobility and identity of urban migrants. He became a visiting professor at Corne