Bye Bye, Abaya
The government touched off another cultural controversial by banning the loose-fitting dress worn by some Muslim teenage girls for violating the nation's rules around secularism.
As if France’s overworked educators didn’t have enough on their plate to get ready for a new school year, a French minister decided to toss another obligation on their shoulders:
Fashion police.
In late August, French Education and Youth Minister Gabriel Attal, who at the age of 16 is the youngest cabinet official in the nation’s history, apparently roll…
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