France’s fanatical secularism hides behind a thin veil of privilege and elitism, while the country’s toxic Islamophobia which persecutes and oppresses Muslim women exposes the hypocrisy of the French Republic. Nothing else explains the French ban on girls in state schools wearing abayas, sparking a fresh row over secularism and women’s clothing. Education minister Gabriel […]
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Abaya ban violates secularism principle, lawyer asserts as France top Court hears appeal
September 21st, 2023 Awake Goy
Abaya is not a religious garment, and the ban on this loose over-garment violates the principle of secularism, said a Prosecutor representing three unions of educational institutions in France which have filed an appeal against the top Court’s recent rulings upholding the ban on abaya. The Sud Education Paris, La Voix Lyceenne and Le Poing […]
France top Court upholds government ban on Muslim dress abaya in schools
September 8th, 2023 Awake Goy
France’s highest Court ruled, on Thursday, that the government ban on Muslim dress, abaya, is legal, local media reported. The Council of State said it had rejected an appeal by a Muslim rights group against the government ban announced last month on abaya, a loose-fitting, full-length robe worn by some Muslim students in schools. The Court […]