As faculties start once more, the French authorities introduced a ban on the abaya – a full-length gown incessantly worn by Muslim girls – in public faculties.
This latest choice has generated controversy in France. A number of opponents protested in entrance of public faculties, questioning the true motive behind this new rule.
Why is that this choice so contentious? And what may be justified below France’s secularism legal guidelines?
On UpFront, Marc Lamont Hill talks with Rokhaya Diallo, a French journalist and filmmaker, to discover the explanations and penalties behind the ban on the abaya in public faculties.
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