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Schools in France send dozens of Muslim girls home for wearing abayas
1 year, 3 months ago

Schools in France send dozens of Muslim girls home for wearing abayas

Al Jazeera  

Schoolgirls who refused to change out of the loose-fitting robes have been sent home with a letter to parents on secularism. French public schools have sent dozens of girls home for refusing to remove their abayas – long, loose-fitting robes worn by some Muslim women and girls – on the first day of the school year, according to Education Minister …

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France’s education minister bans long robes in classrooms. They’re worn mainly by Muslims
1 year, 3 months ago

France’s education minister bans long robes in classrooms. They’re worn mainly by Muslims

Associated Press  

PARIS — France’s education minister announced Monday a ban on long robes in classrooms starting with the new school year, saying the garments worn mainly by Muslims are testing secularism in the nation’s schools. The 34-year-old Attal, appointed in July, was potentially moving into a minefield with his ban on long robes to “protect” secularism, prompted by growing reports of …

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France to ban abayas in school: The country’s long history of veil bans
1 year, 3 months ago

France to ban abayas in school: The country’s long history of veil bans

Firstpost  

France’s education minister has banned abayas – a loose robe that covers everything but the face, hands and feet – in schools. And despite footballing body FIFA has lifted its ban on female athletes wear the headscarf during international matches in 2014, France’s footballing institution – the French Football Federation – maintains a ban on the wearing of “conspicuous religious …

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France to ban wearing abaya dress in schools: Minister
1 year, 3 months ago

France to ban wearing abaya dress in schools: Minister

Al Jazeera  

Move comes after months of debate over wearing of abayas in French schools, where women have long been banned from wearing hijab. France will ban children from wearing the abaya – the loose-fitting, full-length robe worn by some Muslim women – in state-run schools, the country’s education minister has said ahead of the back-to-school season. France, which has enforced a …

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Did a school in Srinagar 'ban' students from wearing abayas?
1 year, 6 months ago

Did a school in Srinagar 'ban' students from wearing abayas?

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A school in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar is facing flak for allegedly not allowing entry to girl students wearing abayas. Students protest against ‘abaya ban’ Some students of Class 11 and 12 of Vishwa Bharti Higher Secondary School in Srinagar hit the streets on Thursday alleging that the principal was forcing them to remove abayas, reported Hindustan Times. We will …

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