In the name of the secular spirit, the Government will formally ban the wearing of the abaya in school. The Minister of National Education, Gabriel Attal, announced that the use of the abaya, traditional clothing worn by some Muslim students, will be prohibited in public schools in France.
The use of the abaya, the tunic worn by Muslim women, will be prohibited from the beginning of the school year, next Monday, in French schools, announced the French Minister of Education, Gabriel Attal.
“The Escola da República was built around extremely strong values, such as secularism. The secular spirit is not a restriction, it is a freedom. A freedom to form an opinion and emancipate oneself through the school. You enter a classroom, you should I will not be able to identify the religion of the students by looking at them. We will no longer be able to wear the abaya in school. I will meet this week with the directors of the schools and I will give them all the keys so that they can apply this rule that I think is necessary and that it is fair,” he said.
This robe used by Muslim women is prohibited but under what conditions. The directors of school establishments require guidelines. “We are asked to understand the intention of using this garment. For example, if a student does not wear it every day, we cannot assume that it is a robe with a religious connotation,” said the director of a public establishment of the region. .Parisian.
Will the abaya be banned or not depending on the religious connotation? It is not safe, says the French Council of Muslim worship, since last year it was the subject of a circular from the Ministry of Education. “For me the abaya is not a religious garment. The abaya is a fashion, the minister could have consulted the religious leaders to find out if it is a religious question or not,” describes the member of the Muslim cult in France.
Attacks on the secular spirit have increased since the assassination of Professor Samuel Paty, an increase of around 120% between the 2022/2023 and 2021/2022 school years. According to the Minister of Education, the decision follows the government’s policy of separation between religion and state. In 2010, France passed a ban on the wearing of full-face veils in public. Six years earlier, in 2004, the government banned the wearing of any religious symbol, such as the hijab and kippah.
Source: TSF
