MicroWaveAug 28, 2023

France to ban female students from wearing abayas in state schools

https://lemmy.world/post/4002903

France to ban female students from wearing abayas in state schools - Lemmy.world

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.

Show threadMildPuddingAug 29, 2023
Wow. As a religious minority it’s incredibly depressing to see how many people on here support this violation of religious liberty.
Show threadAuxAug 30, 2023
Religion has no place in the modern world.
Show threadSulaymanFAug 30, 2023
And the real reason is unmasked. This isn’t “freedom,” this is pushing atheism. There’s a reason the US Supreme Court has struck down similar policies for nearly a century, because it privileges atheism over any religion.
Show threadAux
The US Supreme Court has struck down similar policies because US population are religious zealots.
Aug 30, 2023 at 9:46amWeb