PARIS (AFP) – The French government’s decision to ban schoolgirls wearing abayas — long, flowing dresses of Middle Eastern origin — has opened a fresh debate about the country’s secular laws and the treatment of Muslim minorities. Education Minister Gabriel Attal said Sunday that the dresses, worn by some Muslim girls, would no longer be […]
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The French government s decision to ban schoolgirls wearing abayas long, flowing dresses of Middle Eastern origin has opened a fresh debate about the country s secular laws and the treatment of Muslim minorities.
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