PARIS — The
French Minister of Education, Gabriel Attal,
issued a statement prohibiting abayas and long shirts in schools, citing
concerns that such practice “expresses religious affiliation in the
school environment which we cannot tolerate.”
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Starting this school year, students wearing abayas or long
shirts won't be allowed in classrooms, drawing criticism from
human rights groups and political opposition, Arab48 News reported.
During a school visit in Orange, in the South of France,
French President Emmanuel Macron urged rigorous enforcement of these rules,
emphasizing the need to defend secularism.
France, known for its
large Muslim minority, has banned
Islamic headscarves in public schools since 2004. This new abaya ban continues
this trend in policy.
Opposition
Critics, including left-wing politicians like Jean-Luc
Mélenchon, denounced the decision, fearing religious tensions. Manuel Bompard,
coordinator of "La France Insoumise," plans to challenge the ban
before the Council of State, citing constitutional violations.
Many
French female students also oppose the decision, seeing
it as a violation of personal freedom.
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