France is Simply Saying Non to the Abayah

[Leonardo17]

A little, but the issue became what restrictions on religious freedom are best for society, and that was clearly in the line of discussing the banning of religious garb in state schools.

I raised the point that banning religious garb in state schools whilst allowing private religious education could easily result in worse outcomes for both the religious children in question and for society as a whole.  You then expanded the scope into other areas, and I responded.

To draw it back to the specific religious restriction in question, I'm starting to think that you either allow religious garb in schools (like the UK) or ban both religious garb and private education.  A mix, like France, seems like it may only isolate children of religious parents more with some likely unpleasant consequences.

As I said before: There is no “one size fits all” approach in these issues. And of course these issues are being debated, evaluated and re-evaluated in every society in every decade or so.
 

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So no one wants to cut girls from schools. But there is no such risk in France. The state is monitoring that very closely.
 
The issue of genital mutilation + Forced marriage etc. is also being closely monitored in almost all European nations. I’ve heard about Girls being sent back to Senegal being mutilated and force married there etc.
 
But we must remember this: Belgium and France are countries with a colonial past. So they have a way of handling these things that are different from the German / English or even Turkish way of dealing with these things.
 
But one thing is for sure: Yes people have different background’s, different cultures and different ways of doing things, But at some point, authorities need to make some decisions too.
 
And a personal note on that: No one can simply keep living in the 8th century AD in the 2023. But that’s only my personal opinion on these issues
 

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