LFI seeks to reverse abaya ban in schools

Mathilde Panot criticized the ban on the traditional Muslim abaya, introduced at the start of the 2023 school year.

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The LFI group president in the National Assembly called the measure 'absurd'.

This stance reignites the debate on secularism and religious symbols in schools.

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