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v. t. e. In France, there is an ongoing social, political, and legal debate concerning the wearing of the hijab and other forms of Islamic coverings in public. The cultural framework of the controversy can be traced to France's history of colonization in North Africa, [ 1] but escalated into a significant public debate in 1989 when three girls ...
A burkini (or burqini; portmanteau of burqa and bikini, though qualifying as neither of these garments) is a style of swimsuit for women. The suit covers the whole body except the face, the hands, and the feet, while being light enough for swimming. This type of swimwear was designed with the intention of creating swimwear for Muslims who ...
The Collective Against Islamophobia in France [3] ( French: Collectif contre l'islamophobie en France; abbreviated CCIF) was a French non-profit organisation, created in 2003 and dissolved in 2020, which mission was to combat discriminations towards Muslims in France, [4] providing legal support to victims of such discriminations.
Burkini: Banned in French towns in 2016. [ 26 ] On 11 April 2011, French Prime Minister François Fillon banned face veils from being worn in public spaces in France other than Mosques , at home or when travelling as a passenger in a car.
Human rights abuses in France. Discrimination in France. Secularism in France. Anti-Islam sentiment in France. Religious controversies in France. Islamic clothing controversy in Europe.
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France banned Muslim girls in state schools from wearing abayas. In August 2023, French education minister, Gabriel Attal , said that the long, flowing dresses worn by some Muslim women, would be banned as they breached the "principle of secularism", particularly by those pupils "wearing religious attire like abayas and long shirts.” [ 32 ]
In France and Turkey, the emphasis is on the secular nature of the state, and the symbolic nature of the Islamic dress, and bans apply at state institutions (courts, civil service) and in state-funded education (in France, while the law forbidding the veil applies to students attending publicly funded primary schools and high schools, it does not refer to universities; applicable legislation ...