The abaya has “no place in schools”, according to France’s education minister, announcing a ban on the loose, dress-like garment in state schools. The clothing, popularly worn in many Gulf ...

France has enforced a ban on religious symbols ... wearing religious attire like abayas and kameez,” Education Minister Gabriel Attal told a news conference to explain Sunday’s ban.

France’s new ban on abayas is simply the latest restriction that will disproportionately target Muslim girls, effectively controlling their bodies in public spaces through their choice of clothing.

Paris: A recent advertisement by the Islamic clothing brand Merrachi has ignited a heated debate in France. The Netherlands ... the Eiffel Tower covered in an abaya and an Islamic veil, a digital ...

«La Ligue des droits de l'Homme de Dreyfus est aujourd'hui celle de Sainte-Soline, du CCIF, de l'imam Iquioussen et de ...

So young women are instead following fashions seen in many Gulf nations. Many prefer a flowing abaya robe, worn with a hijab headscarf and often a face covering as well -- sometimes a medical mask ...

La rentrée des classes, la semaine prochaine, en France, est marquée, elle, par un débat, un autre, sur la laïcité. Le gouvernement vient d'ajouter l'Abaya, une robe longue portée par des ...