France bans Muslim students wearing hijab in schools.

The education minister of France has announced that students will not be permitted to attend state-run schools in France while wearing abayas, the loose-fitting full-length gowns used by certain Muslim women.

When the new school year begins on September 4th, the rule will go into effect.

With the justification that they are against secular rules, France has a tight ban on religious signs in public schools and government facilities.