The rioting is widely attributed to disaffected youths in the country’s North African communities, where unemployment and poverty are rampant. The Wall Street Journal reports a recent study at the French academy the Sorbonne found a job applicant with a French-sounding name was over five times more likely to receive a job interview than an applicant with the same qualifications but with a North African-sounding name. The French Prime Minister said the country faces a “moment of truth” over its ability to integrate minority groups, saying : “The effectiveness of our integration model is in question.”