Abaya controversy tests limits of France’s law banning religious symbols in schools Some believe the long, baggy garment, which faces no outright ban, flouts secular principles, intensifying a ...

Unlike headscarves, abayas -- a long, baggy garment worn to comply with Islamic beliefs on modest dress -- occupy a grey area and face no outright ban.

French authorities were on Monday imposing a newly-announced ban on the abaya Muslim dress for women in schools, ... abayas -- a long, baggy garment worn to comply with Islamic beliefs on modest ...

Unlike headscarves, abayas -- a long, baggy garment worn to comply with Islamic beliefs on modest dress -- occupied a grey area and had faced no outright ban until now.

Riyadh: Her high heels clacking on marble tiles, a defiant Saudi woman turned heads and drew gasps as she strutted through a Riyadh mall -- without a body-shrouding abaya. The billowy over-garment ...

Unlike headscarves, abayas - a long, baggy garment worn to comply with Islamic beliefs on modest dress - occupied a grey area and had faced no outright ban until now.

Akin to a zippered jumpsuit, sports abayas envelop a woman’s body but offer greater mobility for sporting activities, in contrast to the classic baggy version where tripping on the hem of the ...

France to ban abayas in state schools 05:21. France is to ban Islamic garments known as abayas in schools from September, the government announced Sunday, with a top official calling them a ...