{"id":2014822,"date":"2023-08-28T21:02:07","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T01:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/muslims-not-happy-at-education-ministers-new-ban-on-long-robes\/"},"modified":"2023-08-28T21:05:11","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T01:05:11","slug":"muslims-not-happy-at-education-ministers-new-ban-on-long-robes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/muslims-not-happy-at-education-ministers-new-ban-on-long-robes\/","title":{"rendered":"Muslims upset over Education Minister&#8217;s recent prohibition on wearing long robes."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmuslims-not-happy-at-education-ministers-new-ban-on-long-robes%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2014822&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>France Bans Long Robes in Classrooms to Uphold Secularism<\/h2>\n<p>In a bold\u2064 move to protect secularism, France&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/french-president-macron-woke-social-science-theories-entirely-imported-from-u-s-are-eroding-france\/\" title=\"French President Macron: Woke \u2018Social Science Theories Entirely Imported\u2019 From U.S. Are Eroding France\">education minister<\/a>\u200c has announced a ban on long\u2063 robes in \u2062classrooms starting with \u200bthe new school year. The ban specifically targets\u200d abayas and khamis, garments predominantly worn\u200c by \u200bMuslims, which some argue are merely \u200cfashion statements and not overtly \u2064religious \u2063symbols.<\/p>\n<p>However, Gabriel Attal, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/muslims-not-happy-at-education-ministers-new-ban-on-long-robes\/\" title=\"Muslims upset over Education Minister's recent prohibition on wearing long robes.\">recently appointed education chief<\/a>, sees these robes as \u200ban infringement on secularism, a foundational principle \u2063for\u2063 France. He believes that allowing them in classrooms could potentially destabilize \u2064schools and\u200c undermine the nation&#8217;s commitment\u2064 to religious neutrality.<\/p>\n<p>Attal&#8217;s decision comes in response to a growing number of reports \u200cof abayas and \u200bkhamis \u200cbeing worn in classrooms\u2064 across the country.\u200c He emphasized\u2062 the need for a\u200c firm\u2063 response to address these perceived infringements and attempts at destabilization.<\/p>\n<p>France has been increasingly vigilant in defending secularism, fearing that religious symbols could\u2064 serve as a gateway to Islamic\u2062 radicalism. However, some Muslims feel stigmatized by these efforts to enforce secularism and\u200d conform \u200cto a\u2064 single cultural identity.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2062ban on long robes \u2063is part of a broader effort to\u200c strengthen French secularism, as\u200b evidenced\u2064 by \u2062the 2021 law against &#8220;separatism.&#8221; This law aims to increase oversight of religious institutions and organizations to \u2062prevent the spread of radical ideologies.<\/p>\n<h3>Controversy Surrounding the Ban<\/h3>\n<p>Unsurprisingly, the ban on long robes has sparked controversy and divided opinions. Critics argue that the abaya is not a religious garment but rather a fashion choice.\u200d They\u200c believe\u2063 that banning it infringes\u2064 on personal freedom and expression.<\/p>\n<p>Attal&#8217;s predecessor,\u2062 Pap Ndiaye, \u200bhad left the decision to crack down on long robes\u2063 up to \u200dindividual school principals. However, \u2062signs of infringement on\u2062 secularism have increased significantly, with a 120% rise between the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 school years.<\/p>\n<p>To enforce the ban, Attal plans to train 14,000 educational personnel in leadership positions by the end of \u2062this \u2062year, with a goal of training 300,000 personnel by 2025. Top administrators will also \u200dvisit schools to\u200b provide support and address specific needs.<\/p>\n<p>While it remains \u2064to be seen how \u2062this ban will be received within classrooms, it is clear that France is determined \u200bto\u200c protect its public schools\u2064 from religious\u200d proselytism and\u200c the erosion of French identity.<\/p>\n<p>As with\u200d any controversial decision, there are differing opinions. Hard-right politician Eric Zemmour supports the\u2064 ban and even advocates for uniforms in classrooms. On \u200cthe other hand,\u2064 lawmaker Clementine Autain from the\u200d hard-left France Unbowed party criticizes the move as &#8220;anti-constitutional&#8221; and questions the extent of the &#8220;clothes police&#8217;s&#8221; authority.<\/p>\n<p>Only time will tell how this ban on long robes will shape the \u200bfuture of secularism in French classrooms.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic\">The Western\u200c Journal has not \u200dreviewed this Associated Press story prior to publication. \u2064Therefore, it may contain editorial bias or may in some other way not meet our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harrison-ford-announces-end-of-iconic-character-i-need-to-sit-down-and-rest-a-little-bit\/\" title=\"Harrison Ford retires iconic character, needs rest.\">normal editorial standards<\/a>. It is provided to our readers \u200bas a service from The \u200dWestern Journal.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200cpost <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-french-education-minister-bans-long-robes-classrooms-effort-defend-nations-secular-values\/\">Muslims Not Happy at Education Minister&#8217;s New Ban on Long Robes<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The \u200bWestern Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>France&#8217;s education minister has declared a ban on long robes in classrooms, effective from the upcoming school year. The move is aimed at preserving secularism in schools, as the robes, predominantly worn by Muslims, are seen as a challenge to this principle. Critics argue that these robes, such as abayas for women and khamis for men, are merely a fashion choice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":2014823,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2014822","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2014822","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2014822"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2014822\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2014823"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2014822"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2014822"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2014822"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}