College students and lecturers who got here to France sporting abayas have been despatched again residence

Paris: The brand new educational 12 months in France began right now, however this begin brought about concern among the many Muslim group because of the controversial determination to ban the sporting of abayas in colleges.

In keeping with the World Information Company, the French authorities introduced per week in the past that it’s banning the abaya in colleges. Earlier, Muslim college students and lecturers have been allowed to put on abaya.

The ban on Abaya got here into impact from the start of the brand new educational 12 months right now. Particular officers have been appointed to implement this determination. Prime Minister Elizabeth Bourne additionally visited the colleges.

Prime Minister Elizabeth Brune advised the media that every part went nicely right now. No untoward incident occurred. We remained vigilant all through the day and defined the ban to the scholars.

The French lady prime minister additional stated that in some colleges, women arrived sporting abayas, a few of them agreed to take them off and the remainder stated it was higher to return residence, however we’ll speak to them and clarify.

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Alternatively, Schooling Minister Gabriel Atal stated that authorities have recognized 513 colleges which may be affected by the abaya ban at the beginning of the tutorial 12 months. These are colleges the place Muslim college students additionally research.

The transfer by the French authorities was welcomed by far-right supporters, however left-wing events stated it was an affront to civil liberties and broken France’s popularity as a secular nation.

Left-wing leaders say they’re towards banning clothes that has non secular significance, however right-wing leaders have pushed for uniforms in colleges.

Recall that France launched a legislation in March 2004 that banned the sporting of symbols or clothes in colleges that might present college students’ non secular affiliation, together with giant Christian crosses, Jewish kippahs (particular kind of cap) and Islamic hijab (scarf).