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.
You don’t know shit about France and the challenges we’re facing. Stay in your line.
I live in France though. And I lived in 5 cities in various part of it, so I’m pretty sure I know the country.
And I know racists are a shame for France, the country of Lumières, révolution and résistance against fascism.