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.

    • assassin_aragorn@lemmy.worldEnglish
      22·
      10 months ago

      Wrong 1: Cultures and religions being bigoted against LGBT people.

      Wrong 2: Banning all expression of those religions and cultures by anyone, even if they don’t believe in the bigotry.

    • hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      12·
      10 months ago

      When did I say that we are doing something wrong? My point is that that just because many/some Muslims are homophobes, it doesn’t mean banning certain clothes is okay.