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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.

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[–] felykiosa 11 points 1 year ago (4 children)

It s not only female its everyone . No one can were religion cloth. That just normal you are in a public place .

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Except this kind of outfit is not religious at all. Abaya is basically just a dress which can be worn by anyone regardless their religion, unlike burqa and hijab. It's like banning sari because Hindus women wear them, even though it's not a religious cloth.

The goal here is to ban religious symbol, right? Not outright banning anything related to middle-eastern culture? Surely there is a reasonable middle ground between banning religious symbols and banning the entire ethnic culture.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

That’s not how it’s actually enforced. This is making new laws and regulations picking on a minority.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Banning clothes in public space is fascism.

I guess then we will force them to wear a special star and send them in special "protective" camps?

[–] ClumZy 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Let me guess, you're either an american or an anglo?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

I'm French. But I know what fascism or racism are so I understand it can be a bit unsettling.

Et si tu me crois pas à cause de l'anglais on peut faire le débat en français, mais j'avoue que parler avec des fascistes ignorants m'emmerde pas mal.