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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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France's Macron supports experimenting with uniforms in some schools amid debate over ban on robes

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French President Emmanuel Macron opened the door Monday to experimenting in some public schools with uniforms or a dress code amid debate in France over a ban in classrooms on long robes worn mainly by Muslims.

The ban on robes known as abayas for girls and women and khamis for boys and men went into effectn Monday.

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