French schools turn away girls wearing abayas as Muslim rights ... - CNN
Sep 6, 2023 · Public schools in France have been turning away students for breaking a new national ban on the abaya, a long, robe-like garment often worn by Muslim women, as a rights group filed an appeal...
France to ban female students from wearing abayas in state schools - BBC
Aug 27, 2023 · 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...
A ban on wearing the abaya in French schools is causing an uproar
Sep 8, 2023 · The long, body-covering tunic that's often worn by Muslim women - known as the abaya - is now forbidden in French middle and high schools. France's highest court upheld the ban last night.
France’s Abaya Ban in Public Schools: The Argument for …
Oct 16, 2024 · In September 2023, the French Ministry of National Education and Youth implemented the ban on wearing abayas in public schools, a long dress worn by female-identifying Muslims for religious modesty, after successfully fighting legal challenges to the policy.
France’s abaya ban risks isolating Muslim students, experts say
Sep 27, 2023 · France’s abaya ban risks isolating Muslim students, experts say. Al Jazeera speaks to a teacher, rights lawyer, researcher and activist on deepening tensions between the state and...
French court upholds abaya ban in public schools - CNN
Sep 7, 2023 · France’s highest court on Thursday upheld the government’s ban on students in public schools from wearing the abaya, a long, robe-like garment often worn by Muslim women, in a decision that...
Macron says enforcement of abaya ban in French school will be ... - CNN
Sep 1, 2023 · French authorities will be “uncompromising” in their enforcement of a new ban on abayas in schools, French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday, following the decision to ban the robe-like...
French schools’ ban on abayas and headscarves is supposedly …
Sep 29, 2023 · France’s decision to ban public school students from wearing the abaya – a long dress or robe popular among women in certain Muslim cultures – and the male equivalent, the qamis, has faced...
France to Ban Full-Length Muslim Robes in Public Schools
Aug 28, 2023 · France will bar children in public schools from wearing the abaya, a loosefitting, full-length robe worn by some Muslim women, the government said this week. It said the measure was necessary to...
France abaya ban: ‘How far will clothes police go?’ - Al Jazeera
Aug 28, 2023 · The French government’s decision to ban children in state-run schools from wearing the abaya, the loose-fitting, full-length robe worn by some Muslim women, has drawn criticism but also...