Yara, a 15-year-old student at a school in Lyon, southwest France, told the Agence-France Presse news agency that she does not consider the abaya a form of religious dress. “They say that the ...

France will ban schoolchildren from wearing abayas ahead of the upcoming academic year, the government has said, the latest in a series of contentious restrictions in the country on clothing ...

France will ban children from wearing the abaya – the loose-fitting, full-length robe worn by some Muslim women – in state-run schools, the country’s education minister has said ahead of the ...

Critics called the measure discriminatory. By Aurelien Breeden Reporting from Paris France will bar children in public schools from wearing the abaya, a loosefitting, full-length robe worn by some ...

"I discovered abayas during my summer holidays in Algeria ... the riots that rocked France at the end of June have left their mark. Shops were looted, and the local community centre was vandalised ...

France’s government has announced that it will ban abayas — the long, flowing dresses worn by some Muslim women — in public schools, kicking off a fierce national debate about secularism ...

France's education minister has banned the wearing of the popular long robe known as the abaya in schools. He says it is a symbol of Islam. As students in France return to school this week ...

Loose-fitting dresses (qamis, abaya, djellab) are traditional garments that can be worn by men and women alike, as seen in Arles, France, during the Aïd-el-Kébir festival in June 2022.

France recently banned the wearing of abayas in its public schools, arguing that it was in conflict with secular principles, which has caused an uproar. Others, however, say these laws ...

an association representing Muslims filed a motion with France's highest court for complaints against state authorities. The motion seeks an injunction against the ban on abayas and their male ...