PARIS (AP) -- France's education minister announced Monday a ban on long robes in classrooms starting with the new school year, saying the garments worn mainly by Muslims are testing secularism in the ...

PARIS (AP) — Critics say that abayas, worn by women, and khamis, the male garb, are no more than a fashion statement. PARIS (AP) — France’s education minister announced Monday a ban on long robes in ...

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Women wait in line before voting for the first round of the presidential election at a polling station Sunday, April 10, 2022 in the Malpasse northern district of Marseille, southern France. (AP Photo ...

PARIS (AP) — France’s education minister announced Monday a ban on long robes in classrooms starting with the new school year, saying the garments worn mainly by Muslims are testing secularism in the ...