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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Katrin Bennhold / The Bulletin
July 20, 2008
LA VERRIERE, France — When Faiza Silmi applied for French citizenship, she worried that her French was not quite good enough or that her Moroccan upbringing would pose a problem.
“I would never have imagined that they would turn me down because of what I choose to....
