A far-right weekly has sparked a firestorm of controversy by describing France's new education minister as a "Moroccan Muslim" and calling the appointment of the 36-year-old rising star a "provocation". Morocco-born Najat Vallaud-Belkacem is the first woman in French history to hold the ****** of education minister, the latest step in a brilliant career for the telegenic protegee of President Francois Hollande. Earlier this year, it featured a cover picture of France's black Justice minister Christiane Taubira and headlines which read: "Crafty as a monkey" and "Taubira gets her banana back."