France to ban female students from wearing abayas in state schools

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France to ban female students from wearing abayas in state schools
bbc.com

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

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?

I agree let's promote shorty and crop top in Quatar.

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Saudi Arabia overturned that requirement in 2019, so you're quite a few years out of date.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

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