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August 29, 2023
India Club in London: Iconic restaurant to shut after 70 years
PARIS — France will ban schoolchildren from wearing abayas ahead of the upcoming academic year, the government has said, the latest in a series of contentious restrictions in the country on clothing associated with Muslims.French Education Minister Gabriel Attal said the long, robe-like garments often worn by Muslim women wouldn’t be permitted in the nation’s schools from the new term, which starts in September.“Schools of the Republic are built on very strong values and principles, especially laïcité,” he told TV network TF1 on Sunday, using a French term referring to the separation of state institutions and religions, but which some argue has been hijacked to justify anti-Islam positions.“For me, laïcité, when put in the framework of a school, is very clear: you enter a...
August 28, 2023
France to ban the wearing of abayas in schools, fueling accusations of Islamophobia
August 28, 2023
Air traffic control ‘failure’ hits UK airports
August 28, 2023
France defies ultimatum for ambassador to leave Niamey
August 28, 2023
Heavy storms hit southern Europe causing huge disruption
August 28, 2023
Gas station blasts in Romania leave 2 dead and dozens injured
August 28, 2023
Cruise ship crashes during Mallorca storms
August 27, 2023
Wagner boss Prigozhin confirmed dead in plane crash — Moscow
August 27, 2023
Ukrainian fighter ace and two other pilots killed in mid-air crash
August 26, 2023
High-altitude heist shocks Switzerland
