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Macron says schools will be 'intractable' in enforcing abaya ban

Women wear Abayas as they walk in an underpass in Nantes, western France on August 31, 2023. © Loic Venance, AFP

French students won’t get past the door if they show up for school wearing long robes, President Emmanuel Macron made clear Friday, saying authorities would be “intractable” in enforcing a new rule when classes resume next week.

French Education Minister Gabriel Attal announced at a news conference four days ago that robes worn mainly by Muslims, known as abayas for girls and women and khamis for boys and men, would be banned with the start of the new school year on Monday.

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