This French entrepreneur's memoir shows how she's 'Different, like everyone else'

[She refuses to be labeled]( Dec. 15, 2017 Seven years ago, [Mariame Tighanimine](, a 23-year-old French woman, was running a saucy, feminist webzine for Muslim women with her sister Khadija Tighanimine, called Hijab and the City. That was also the summer the French parliament voted to ban full-length veils in public. Today, Mariame Tighanimine is out with a memoir called, "Différente comme tout le monde" ("Different, like everyone else"). Also, [Vladimir Putin]( always has a lot to say at his end-of-year press conferences. And Thursday in Moscow, the Russian president returned to the podium once again for a nearly four-hour session with reporters. And, more than [450 New York power workers]( are imposing order on San Juan’s tattered grid. — Anna Pratt, The Scan editor [No Images? Click here.]( [A French entrepreneur's memoirs tell remarkable tales of 30 years of battling discrimination]( [A French entrepreneur's memoirs tell remarkable tales of 30 years of battling discrimination]( This past fall, Mariame Tighanimine published a memoir at age 30, called, "Différente comme tout le monde" ("Different, like everyone else"). Her face stares out from the cover, bareheaded with cropped hair, gold hoops in her ears. [A French entrepreneur's memoirs tell remarkable tales of 30 years of battling discrimination]( [A French entrepreneur's memoirs tell remarkable tales of 30 years of battling discrimination]( This past fall, Mariame Tighanimine published a memoir at age 30, called, "Différente comme tout le monde" ("Different, like everyone else"). Her face stares out from the cover, bareheaded with cropped hair, gold hoops in her ears. [At a year-end press conference, a handful of journalists try to hold Putin accountable]( [At a year-end press conference, a handful of journalists try to hold Putin accountable]( Vladimir Putin's end-of-year presser lasted nearly four hours, and included a few moments of drama. [At a year-end press conference, a handful of journalists try to hold Putin accountable]( [At a year-end press conference, a handful of journalists try to hold Putin accountable]( Vladimir Putin's end-of-year presser lasted nearly four hours, and included a few moments of drama. [In San Juan, they're going street by street, house by house, turning the lights back on]( [In San Juan, they're going street by street, house by house, turning the lights back on]( More than 450 power line workers from the New York area are on the ground in Puerto Rico trying to impose some order on the island's battered electric grid. [In San Juan, they're going street by street, house by house, turning the lights back on]( [In San Juan, they're going street by street, house by house, turning the lights back on]( More than 450 power line workers from the New York area are on the ground in Puerto Rico trying to impose some order on the island's battered electric grid. [My family's ties to the global garment industry]( [My family's ties to the global garment industry]( "My dad was a doctor, and when I was 6 my family moved from the center of the garment industry, New York City, to North Carolina, America's garment manufacturing state," recalls Marco Werman, host of PRI's The World. [MC Afrikan Boy's 'Wot It Do?' is a call to action]( [MC Afrikan Boy's 'Wot It Do?' is a call to action]( MC Afrikan Boy, Olushola Ajose, returns with his latest track, "Wot it Do?" It’s a danceable, club-ready track that aims to bring people to the dance floor. PRI takes a global approach to the news of the day. We help you understand how what happens around the world matters in Washington and in your neighborhood. Today more than ever, we need conversations, perspectives and diverse voices. [Donate Today >]( Enjoying The Scan? Forward it to a friend! And if you’re not getting it daily, it’s easy to subscribe. [Sign up here](. We also love feedback, so please [tell us how we’re doing](. Today’s newsletter was written by Anna Pratt. Find her on Twitter: [@annapratt](. [PRI Facebook]( [PRI Twitter]( [Edit your subscription]( | [Unsubscribe]( | [View in your browser]( The Scan is brought to you by [GlobalPost]( and [PRI - Public Radio International](.