The French government said the full-length robes worn by some Muslim women have “no place in our schools, no more than religious symbols,” which are banned under secularism laws.
on what they should do about abayas in schools, declaring themselves unprepared to handle the increased prevalence of the loosefitting, full-body robes among their student bodies and unwilling to decide for themselves if abayas constituted an “ostentatious” religious symbol.Reuters that, on abayas, “what we wanted from ministers was: ‘yes or no?’ … We’re satisfied because a decision was made.”
Attal said the government would train 300,000 school workers in understanding and enforcing the rules around secularism by 2025. Controversies over what should and should not be banned in France in the name of secularism have cropped up frequently in recent years, against the backdrop of worsening relations between French authorities and the French Muslim community.
Deutschland Neuesten Nachrichten, Deutschland Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
France to ban Muslim abaya dress in state schoolsFrance will ban children from wearing the abaya, the loose-fitting, full-length robes worn by some Muslim women, in state-run schools, its education minister said on Sunday ahead of the back-to-school season.
Weiterlesen »
France announces ban on Muslim overgarment 'abaya' in schoolsOpposition France Unbowed party denounces 'policing of clothing' and says it is symptomatic of the government's 'obsessive rejection of Muslims'.
Weiterlesen »
Under-fire France claims Muslim overgarment abaya is a 'political sign'Government spokesman Olivier Veran says clothing is 'obviously' a religious garment, which is an act of 'proselytising' or trying to convert to Islam.
Weiterlesen »
Trump trial date, vacationing in a conflict zone and France's Muslim abaya banTrump gets a trial date – smack in the middle of the 2024 campaign.
Weiterlesen »