Why should a teenage girl not be able to express her religious beliefs and at the same time pursue an education at school? It is a tough question, but one to which the French believe they have an ...

A schoolgirl in the French city of Lyon has reportedly been sent home for wearing a kimono, a traditional Japanese garment, as the European nation grapples with a controversial law banning the display ...

The abaya has “no place in schools”, according to France’s education minister, announcing a ban on the loose, dress-like garment in state schools. The clothing, popularly worn in many Gulf and Middle ...