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.

  • @[email protected]English
    14•1 year ago

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

    • @[email protected]English
      19•1 year ago

      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?

    • Silverseren
      9•1 year ago

      Saudi Arabia overturned that requirement in 2019, so you’re quite a few years out of date.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