The education minister says female Muslim students will not be allowed to wear the loose-fitting robe.

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.

    • @gmtom@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4•1 year ago

      Definitely a better argument than “some Muslims don’t like gays, so we should stop French schoolgirls from wearing a specific kind of dress, that’ll teach 'em”

      Well done mate, you and Macron have solved homophobia.

      • @electrogamerman@lemmy.worldEnglish
        0•1 year ago

        Some muslisms is a BIG under statement.

        If you were afraid of going to the street and hold hands or kiss with a partner because you could be beaten or killed, you would understand, so yeah, im glad France took this decision.

        • @gmtom@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3•1 year ago

          1. I’m gay and live in a heavily Muslim area, so stfu

          2. Stopping french school girls from wearing a specific dress does… what? To stop Muslim homophobia exactly?

          3. Christians also are anti gays, should we ban graphic tees as some sad, ineffectual petty revenge on them for homophobia?

          4. Okay edgelord