Pupils will be banned from wearing abayas, loose-fitting full-length robes worn by some Muslim women, in France’s state-run schools, the education minister has said.

The rule will be applied as soon as the new school year starts on 4 September.

France has a strict ban on religious signs in state schools and government buildings, arguing that they violate secular laws.

Wearing a headscarf has been banned since 2004 in state-run schools.

  • @electrogamerman@lemmy.world
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    132 years ago

    Good. Muslisms countries penalize homosexuality, women freedom between other things.

    Western Europe should ban Muslisms religious things.

    • Mellie (she)
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      82 years ago

      As if hardcore Christians didn’t advocate for those exact same things.

      • @electrogamerman@lemmy.world
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        2 years ago

        Yes, but christianism/catholicism has accepted progressive ideals more. Just this week the pope advocated for same sex couples.

        When I see that in muslism, when muslism countries remove the death or life jail penalties for same sex couples, when queer people are not scared of walking though mideast communities in western Europe, then I will advocate for muslisms.

        • @Floey@lemm.ee
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          22 years ago

          Plenty of Christians despise the pope and Evangelicals would love to hang queer people and they use all the same symbolism.

          • @electrogamerman@lemmy.world
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            32 years ago

            That doesn’t take away that the pope, the head of the religion, plus other members are pushing for same sex couples.

            Show me that happening in muslism.

        • Estebiu
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          42 years ago

          That means that a large portion of reddit moved to Lemmy. Its a double edged sword

      • make -j8
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        22 years ago

        I think you forgot the /s at the end (so that mods won’t ban you for satire lol)