Robes worn mainly by Muslims, known as abayas for girls and women and khamis for boys and men, will be banned in schools from Monday.
French President Emmanuel Macron listens to teachers during a visit to a vocational school in Orange, southeastern France, on Friday
French education minister Gabriel Attal announced at a news conference four days ago that robes worn mainly by Muslims, known as abayas for girls and women and khamis for boys and men, would be banned with the start of the new school year on Monday. “We know there will be cases” of pupils testing the rule, the president said, including ones trying to “defy the republican system”.Mr Macron said they will not be able to slip into class, saying “we will be intractable on the subject”.
Social media platforms have buzzed with critics saying the loose, body-covering garments do not constitute an ostentatious display of religion and should not be banned from classrooms.French education minister Gabriel Attal
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