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France bans abayas in schools, sparking outcry from left-wing opposition

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France bans abayas in schools, sparking outcry from left-wing opposition

France bans abayas in schools, sparking outcry from left-wing opposition

French Education Minister announced that the traditional clothing known as abaya will be banned in schools in the name of secularism.

Certain Muslim students wear this loose dress on top of other clothes.


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