France to ban children from wearing Abaya dress in state-run schools

France to ban children from wearing Abaya dress in state-run schools

• France will ban children from wearing the Abaya - the loose-fitting, full-length robe worn by some of the Muslim women - in state-run schools. The move comes after months of debate over the wearing of abayas in French schools.
• 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. In 2010, France banned the wearing of full-face veils in public which provoked anger in France's five million-strong Muslim community.
• France has enforced a strict ban on religious signs at schools since the 19th Century, including Christian symbols such as large crosses, in an effort to curb any Catholic influence from public education.

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Published date : 31 Aug 2023 10:55AM