Tag Archives: Muslim students

 France’s highest court on Monday ruled that the government ban on Muslim dress abaya is legal. The Council of State said it had rejected an appeal by three organizations against the government ban announced last month on abaya – a loose-fitting and full-length robe – worn by some Muslim students …

Muslim students in Paris, far from their families, gathered earlier this week for Iftar. The Pantheon-Sorbonne Association of Muslim Students in France (EMF) organized an Iftar for those students, who study at various departments, including architecture, engineering, international relations and medicine. Students coming from Algeria, Morocco, Türkiye, Iran, Cape Verde …

 The problem of food in French school cafeterias is a headache for many parents of Muslim students. Citing their version of secularism, some mayors have decided not to offer alternative menus in school cafeterias. This is the case in Tassin-la-Demi-Lune, a commune on the outskirts of Lyon, which since 2016 …

 Muslim students in Ohio celebrated passage of Pro-Hijab Bill . The bill required high schools to accommodate religious needs, specifically regarding clothing and head coverings during sports competitions. Ohio Senate Bill 181, which was also backed by Christian and Muslim groups and the American Civil Liberties Union, had unanimous support …

A German University has expressed an official apology to two female students for being targeted by discrimination. HM Hochschule Munchen said on Twitter that “it offered sincere apologies” to the students who were asked by instructors to remove their headscarves during online exams to rule out any suspicion of fraud. …

 A group of Muslim students at a government college in Karnataka has been forced to sit outside the classroom for weeks now. “When we arrived at the door of the classroom, the teacher said we cannot enter wearing Hijab,” 18-year-old A H Almas told Al Jazeera. “She asked us to …