A man whose daughter was sent home twice allegedly threatened to kill the headteacher for imposing an abaya dress ban at a French school. The father of the high school student is suspected of making ...

(The Conversation) — In some conservative countries, the abaya is part of expected dress. But in countries where Muslims are in the minority, the abaya can be a way for women to connect with their ...

France's highest administrative court is to rule on Thursday whether a school ban on abayas, traditional over-garments worn by some Muslim women, is legal. President Emmanuel Macron's government ...

Public schools in France have been turning away students for breaking a new national ban on the abaya, a long, robe-like garment often worn by Muslim women, as a rights group filed an appeal against ...

France's education minister has banned the wearing of the popular long robe known as the abaya in schools. He says it is a symbol of Islam. As students in France return to school this week, some have ...

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Muslim leaders have reacted with anger to a sudden move by the French government to ban the abaya in state schools. The loose-fitting long robe is considered too closely linked with Islam by Gabriel ...

In the viral Abu Dhabi tourism ad, Deepika Padukone is spotted wearing a red-coloured outfit that covers her body, except for ...

France will ban children from wearing the abaya – the loose-fitting, full-length robe worn by some Muslim women – in state-run schools, the country’s education minister has said ahead of the ...

Deepika Padukone is being trolled for wearing an abaya in the new 'Experience Abu Dhabi' ad while entering the Sheikh Zayed ...