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Back|Édouard Philippe criticizes the LFI proposal on the abaya at school
Édouard Philippe criticizes the LFI proposal on the abaya at school
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Le Figaro Actualités·39 minutes ago·Politics·1 min read·🇫🇷France·

Édouard Philippe criticizes the LFI proposal on the abaya at school

L'ancien premier ministre qualifie la remise en question de l'interdiction de l'abaya de «trahison de la laïcité».

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Édouard Philippe expresses his dismay at the desire of La France Insoumise to reverse the ban on wearing the abaya at school, firmly defending the current law on religious symbols.

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La loi française interdit le port de signes religieux ostensibles dans les établissements scolaires publics. L'abaya est considérée par le gouvernement comme un signe religieux.

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"A Betrayal of Secularism": Édouard Philippe "Astonished" by LFI's Proposal to Reconsider the Ban on the Abaya in Schools

For Édouard Philippe, "the law that prohibits the wearing of religious symbols in schools (...) is a good law, it is well applied."

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