Tuesday, September 5, 2023

67 PUPILS SENT HOME UNDER NEW ABAYA BAN IN FRANCE

France's Education Minister says 67 pupils were sent home on Monday for wearing a garment linked to Islam.

New rules brought in this academic year mean students cannot wear the 'abaya' in school - a long dress with roots in Arabic culture which has become linked to Islam.

Stuart Smith reports from Paris.

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