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submitted 2 years ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world

Pupils will be banned from wearing abayas, loose-fitting full-length robes worn by some Muslim women, in France's state-run schools, the education minister has said.

The rule will be applied as soon as the new school year starts on 4 September.

France has a strict ban on religious signs in state schools and government buildings, arguing that they violate secular laws.

Wearing a headscarf has been banned since 2004 in state-run schools.

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[-] daellat@lemmy.world 79 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Playing the advocate of the devil: the reason given is clearly stated as not being about being forced to wear anything, but about a general ban on religious signs in state schools. For example I imagine wearing a Christian cross around your neck is also banned.

[-] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 50 points 2 years ago

A consistently enforced bad law is still a bad law. All consistently means is that everyone has to suffer.

[-] daellat@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

Yeah, I simply stated what reason was given for the ban by the minister, which the comment above me seems to have read over.

[-] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Why are government officials all-powerful and all-weak at the same time? Funny how that works. The law is dumb, problematic, impossible to enforce? Hands are tied. The law makes sense and easy to perform? Selectively enforced if at all.

[-] hungryphrog 25 points 2 years ago

Still, schools shouldn't be able to dictate how people can dress as long as they cover their genitals and their clothes aren't dangerous.

[-] Damage@feddit.it 12 points 2 years ago

Eh, maybe... In my public, absolutely standard highschool we still had a dress code, you couldn't have bare legs or excessively low collars

[-] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 29 points 2 years ago

And here in sweden the justice system has to dole out yearly reminders to schools that dressing freely is protected by the constitution, and dress codes or uniforms are literally illegal.

[-] PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 years ago

That’s….amazing tbh

[-] duviobaz@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

That's amazing, why don't we have something like this in Germany

[-] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 16 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I seriously doubt it. And I’m sure if it is, no one enforces it.

Edit: y’all can vote me down all day, but the law says “ostentacious religious insignia,” and I’m sure a little cross has been overlooked many times.

[-] nicktron@kbin.social 35 points 2 years ago

It is 100% banned. Any religious apparel or trinkets are banned.

[-] SulaymanF@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago

No it isn’t. The 2004 law banned “large” crosses and allowed small ones but banned ALL hijabs.

It was never equally enforced.

[-] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago

Actually,

ostentacious religious insignia

Up for debate.

[-] RobotDrZaius@kbin.social 28 points 2 years ago

Maybe you should be less confident about things you don’t know. In this particular regard, the French are quite consistent.

[-] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

ostentacious religious insignia

That’s the law. That’s pretty vague. So, I’m pretty confident not everyone is enforcing a tiny cross necklace.

[-] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

If I was a French teenager I would wear a cross to school and claim it was a T.

[-] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

Just wear all the symbols and say you’re being inclusive.

[-] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Coexisting like a stone cold mother fucker.

[-] nicktron@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Is this a “Brave New World” reference?

[-] mothersprotege@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

If you're going to copy and paste something several times, and are representing it as a quotation from law, maybe spell-check it? Also, I think there are good arguments to be made on both sides of this issue, but comparing an inconspicuous piece of jewelry to an abaya seems disingenuous. If small crosses were allowed, but small star and crescents weren't, that would obviously be wrong.

[-] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

It’s a quote. It’s copy and paste. If someone spelled it wrong, it’s not me.

Either way. If a tiny cross is allowed and a tiny star is not, that’s bad.

No symbols should be allowed of any kind. 🤷‍♂️

I wonder how they handle tattoos.

[-] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

Yep. Yarmulkes are also banned, and I wouldn't be able to wander around the school with my 9 pointed star necklace or ring, even though NO ONE knows what they mean.

[-] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago
[-] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Yes, but did you know that before looking it up? Also we aren't the only ones to use the symbol, just the latest.

[-] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

I admit I did not. I appreciate you sharing your anecdote, I learned something new today thanks to you.

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