The education minister says female Muslim students will not be allowed to wear the loose-fitting robe.

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.

  • Flying SquidMEnglish
    7•1 year ago

    It’s a dress. It isn’t a headscarf or something. It’s just a loose dress.

    • @RukmerEnglish
      5•1 year ago

      The accompanying image appears to be showing a head covering? I am visually impaired though so correct me if I’m wrong.

        • @RukmerEnglish
          9•1 year ago

          This article clarifies that they sometimes do and sometimes do not include a head covering, so thanks for that clarification. The information under the rationale heading is what I had in mind when making my comment. I was in a Christian cult that controlled the way we dressed, and wanted us all to be very uniform (no personality, that would detract from God’s message) and modest (we’d be tempting men of skirts weren’t long, etc.).