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Pakistan urges France to review ‘Islamophobic’ ban on wearing abaya in schools 

  • President Emmanuel Macron’s government last month announced the ban as it broke rules on secularism in education 
  • Islamabad says the French ban violates Muslim women and girls’ human rights, freedoms of expression and religion 
By Arab News Pakistan ·

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