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.

  • @TheGrandNagus@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1•1 year ago

    We’re talking about children. They don’t have choice.

    And we see from Muslims, Mormons, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and others, that families can and will often disown you and treat you like shit over it.

    I’m in agreement with France here. They’re very consistent. Go to a state school? Keep religious displays out of it, full stop.

      • @TheGrandNagus@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3•1 year ago

        Who says what I want is for kids to be able to choose to wear literally anything they want?

        I was pointing out that kids don’t wear these out of choice, so it’s silly to act like the government is oppressing the kids by banning them.

        I’m all for France aggressively separating religion and state institutions.