Pupils will be banned from wearing abayas, loose-fitting full-length robes worn by some Muslim women, in France’s state-run schools, the education minister has said.

The rule will be applied as soon as the new school year starts on 4 September.

France has a strict ban on religious signs in state schools and government buildings, arguing that they violate secular laws.

Wearing a headscarf has been banned since 2004 in state-run schools.

  • gnygnygny@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    You forgot to mention that the abaya is compulsory in Saudi Arabia (except for tourists) and Qatar.

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      And that’s bad. Can we agree that making a dress compulsory and making a dress banned are both bad, because they both restrict choice?

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      Saudi Arabia overturned that requirement in 2019, so you’re quite a few years out of date. It is required in Qatar though, yes.