As many of you may already have heard, the governing powers within France have announced that wearing the abaya—unobtrusive, long, loose, dress-like clothing worn by Muslim women for the purpose of maintaining modesty—will be banned in schools.
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France24 reports:
“It will no longer be possible to wear an abaya at school,” Education Minister Gabriel Attal told TF1 television, saying he would give “clear rules at the national level” to school heads ahead of the return to classes nationwide from September 4.
The move comes after months of debate over the wearing of abayas in French schools, where women have long been banned from wearing the Islamic headscarf.
The right and far-right had pushed for the ban, which the left argued would encroach on civil liberties.
There have been reports of abayas being increasingly worn in schools and tensions within school over the issue between teachers and parents.
“Secularism means the freedom to emancipate oneself through school,” Attal said, describing the abaya as “a religious gesture, aimed at testing the resistance of the republic toward the secular sanctuary that school must constitute.
“You enter a classroom, you must not be able to identify the religion of the students by looking at them,” he said.
A law of March 2004 banned “the wearing of signs or outfits by which students ostensibly show a religious affiliation” in schools.
This includes large crosses, Jewish kippas and Islamic headscarves.
Unlike headscarves, abayas — a long, baggy garment worn to comply with Islamic beliefs on modest dress — occupied a grey area and had faced no outright ban until now.
But the education ministry had already issued a circular on the issue in November last year.
It described the abaya as one of a group of items of clothing whose wearing could be banned if they were “worn in a manner as to openly display a religious affiliation”. The circular put bandannas and long skirts in the same category.
I’ve been thinking a lot about the recent debates surrounding the veil, etc., in France. And, amid the concerns about Muslim women in France, I couldn’t help but think to myself, “I told you so.” This latest ban firmly supports several points which I have been advocating for over the years.
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First—and perhaps most important of all—, the French disdain towards the veil has nothing to do with its Islamic relevance. Rather, it boils down to what it represents in terms of modesty. Veiling stands as a very powerful defense against moral decline, especially in a society that’s becoming increasingly more permissive by the minute.
In France, veiling represents a sentiment and implications that extend far beyond just religious lines. For instance, it indicates a commitment to avoiding intimacy before marriage. This decision carries with it an inherent promise that a person will only be intimate within the sacred confines of marriage and with a spouse who shares their faith, a fellow Muslim.
Interestingly, many Muslims subconsciously share this feeling. Muslims would, of course, be greatly concerned by any Muslim woman being in a relationship with a non-Muslim man. Such a relationship would not only be unlawful in Islam, even if they were to “marry,” such a marriage would not even be recognized by Islam. They would be deemed in Islam to be unmarried fornicators, and any children born to them would be illegitimate. That being said, Muslims would nonetheless find themselves significantly more concerned if a Muslim woman who veils herself were to be in a relationship with a non-Muslim man.
It is a huge tragedy that unveiled Muslim women are found interacting inappropriately with those outside their faith. In some places, it has actually become so common that it hardly induces any reaction at all. Yet, the difference is made vividly clear when a veiled woman is involved, emphasizing the inherent power and effect of such a symbol.
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Secondly, this new development confirms, beyond a doubt, that many French Muslims have become more aligned with the values of the Republic than they are with the actual teachings of Islam.
A number of Muslims have called for wearing the abaya as an act of protest and a sign of unwavering unity. Strangely, though, these same voices were relatively far quieter when the niqab was banned in 2011. This would, of course, naturally, seem quite puzzling.
I mean, why not advocate more passionately for the niqab in order to counter future discrimination against the abaya? Is it not a form of discrimination to restrict a specific group of people from wearing a certain item of clothing?
Beneath this inconsistency, there lies hidden a disturbing truth: the sight and thought of a woman wearing the niqab is unsettling to those who now stand in support of the abaya. The act of veiling makes these individuals uncomfortable, and the face being on show does not have this same effect. Thus, the unfortunate truth of the matter is that their protest is more about their sense of republicanism than it is about their Islamic beliefs.
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Lastly, this development underscores a reality which I’ve been repeating like a songbird. The French authorities will continue to persistent in their efforts until people have completely renounced their faith. They don’t rely solely on socially engineering people through the media, e.g., the constant portrayal of degenerate fictional Muslim characters in television shows, movies, etc. They are also aggressively influencing attitudes and perceptions by gradually forcing carefully designed new laws on the people.
How much longer do people want to wait before finally accepting that they are fighting (if you can even call it that) a losing battle?
What more will it take to make people realize that they need to escape their current situation in order to safeguard and preserve their faith?
How much more will they have to strip away until the reality becomes clear to them? Will it end up being the case that people are made to return to their homelands wearing nothing but their underwear?
The humiliation keeps worsening, and there’s no end in sight.
Muslims must immediately begin their preparations to leave France. Your faith is not some cheap commodity that is worth trading away for money and comfort. You must value your faith and the faith of your future generations. As we speak, you and your loved ones are being manipulated into giving up the values and teachings of your religion and replacing them with the baseless kufri values of liberalism and secularism, and you don’t even realize it. Don’t just sit back and wait for the complete decimation of your bodies and souls. Do something about. Leave while you still can, with your faith and families in tact.
O you who believe! Save yourselves and your families from a Fire whose fuel is people and stones, over which are [designated] angels, [dreadfully] stern and severe. They do not disobey Allah in whatever He commands them. [Indeed,] they do whatever they are commanded. (Qur’an, 66:6)
Give your daughters the chance for a brighter future, one where they are not forced to uncover their bodies while being indoctrinated by a mandatory secular, liberal, feminist education system. Offer them the opportunity for a future which goes beyond the ill-founded limits imposed upon them by negative influences, locking them on a vicious trajectory towards loneliness, depression, and faithlessness.
Atleast we dont have this in india. hindus have made it clear that they just dont want us here instead of trying to change us.
I sincerely doubt it. Ghar wapsi (apostasy to Hinduism), targeting Muslim women and children with carefully crafted laws(almost replicating France), makes me quite confident that frontline Hindus know what they are doing. They know that no middle-class Muslim family can even think of immigrating. It’s a classic, cornering people to make them choose between two equally tough choices, either Get Out we don’t want you here ( almost impossible ) or compromise on Islam bit by bit.
Pakistan should just give its entire country to Afghanistan or something, becoming a part of a new Afghan led Empire. Pakistan under native Indian Muslim rule has been a failure in many ways, If you look historically, Durrani empire used to have north modern day Pakistan, and it was Afghans and Central Asian muslims who made the great Empires in India, this would probably scare the Hindutvas and they might stop persecuting muslims under fear of another Central Asian muslim conquest of India.
Honestly there are so many solutions to the problems in this ummah and it actually isn’t all that complicated, its just that we are distracted and enslaved mentally by comfort and fitna. This is so sad.
In which world you live pakistanis are totally different than indian muslims.Most of them follows,Frontier culture.And pliz don’t talk about afghan empire.Your afghanistan was either part of iranian or indian empire.punjabis both jat and rajput ruled in your afghanistan.Do I need to tell you about bhatti and janjua rajput.Pakistan is not ruled by mullah or terrorist like in afghanistan or iran.
Yes,you are right but it is not hindus but followers of false religion,and sects who are targeting indian muslims.In my northeast region,christian terrorist and hindu terrorist are killing muslims.
There is no greater dishonor than to align your values with anything other than Islam
True, but the real reason is to distract from the abysmal economic condition the country finds itself in now. They do this alot in European countries, whenever there’re internal problems. To (mis)direct the attention away from themselves the government creates an issue with the Muslim community (Quran burning, hijab ban, ban on minarets etc.) because they serve as excellent scapegoats. You’ll also notice that terror attacks are mostly done around elections.
I hold the european people responsible for this. If they hadn’t given this power to this kind of distraction, it wouldn’t work.
This ban on abayas can easily be circumvented. Plenty alternatives to it.
I’m interested to know is their a loose clothing ban? Because essentially the Abaya is only one garment and I see many Muslim women all over the world who wear loose pants and tunics that they consider just as Islamic because it doesn’t show her shape. Or are Muslim women still allowed to wear loose clothing?
Let’s be honest French Muslims won’t leave France unless it’s in humiliation and in their underwear.If most aren’t heading your warning to do Hijra Than it can be assumed they won’t do it until a full tragedy happens to French Muslims in France sadly .
Also day 2 of me asking you guys to make videos or articles showing the links between Christianity and Hitler and Nazism, and also covering the deobandis and tabligh jammat, And liberalization of other religions . And how did juice become so powerful also make vidoes or articles debunking khariji north’s videos on Ustdah Daniel. And make articles debunking the podcaster known as Adam green and his followers who thinks Islam is a arm of the juice. And make articles on AMJ.
I said it before, and I will say it again:
It is illegal in France for a French woman to wear hijab in schools or niqab in public, but it is legal for them to fornicate with black and brown men and make pornos with them. The age of consent in France is 15, so a French schoolgirl can legally fornicate with brown and black boys, but can’t wear hijab in schools.
Also, the French right is pushing for this ban? Where are there priorities? Instead of protected their own women whom they claim to
care about by banning fornication, adultery, enforcing sex segregation, adding modest clothing laws, etc, they ban females from covering themselves. These French truly deserve their current demise, and they want to take us down with them. Even Mark Collette wanted to push for the same ban on women covering their faces like in France, ironic coming from him if you look into the things he says, these people have an irration hatred of Islam that makes them not think about the stupidity oftheir laws
Don’t forget the bootlickers murtad-BS and murtad-BZ who are in bed with the French elite and get only closer every time France publishes some blasphemy or opposes Islam.
These murtads are now cozying up with India and China too. Any Muslim can see that they have like taken an oath to help any and every enemy of Islam. You can make memes about Hindus coming to the Gulf asking for jobs, but the fact is these Muslim-looking murtads invite them and welcome them with open arms.
I leave in France with my wife, my daugter and my son ; I know that France will become harder and harder for muslims ; but I’m wondering where i am going to escape. We are from Algeria, and me and my wife know that will face huge troubles to live there. Algerians are not pityful to each others; corruption is everywhere, massive unemployment, under-medication. I won’t succeed in Algeria, so where can we flew ?
Algeria is a large energy producer. They should easily be able to provide their relatively small, and young, population of 40 million with a reasonable standard of living.
North-Africa could easily be wealthy if they’d stop infighting and reduce French influence. Algerian and Libyan gas and oil, Moroccan fish and fertilizer and Egypt’s control of the Suez canal can produce more than enough income. Combine this with a highly religiously and ethnically homogenous population that is young.
Algeria has an overdependence on its gas exports, making it vulnerable to changes in global energy prices, they suffer from “Dutch disease” too. Rife corruption, nepotism, 0 transparency, lack of economic diversification, civil war(90s-2002) and an inefficient military dictatorship have hampered economic development, it leads to mismanagement of resources and discourage foreign investment(crucial to create jobs). Morocco has no gas and still has a stronger and more diversified economy.
You could come to srilanka, where I’m from.. Muslim’s make up around 9-10% of the population,and based off what I have observed, Sinhalese generally consider other races from foreign countries(anyone with white skin) superior so they would likely be hospitable .. for example, the owner of Dolci Falasteen is very welcomed. One issue however, Is that the national anthem tends to be sung nearly everywhere(schoolwise) and it has literal shirk in it , so sending your children to school would be an
-issue.
I don’t even know why a muslima living in france would even consider continuing going to school with all of this going on. When hijab was banned they were still going to school and taking their hijab off. I guess maybe there can be a special situation where she has to continue going to school, but I can’t think of any.
I agree that emigration is a solution to this problem.But realistically, it will require a lot of effort and sacrifice and only ambitious young people without ties are able to do it.An article in which the steps to follow to achieve this mission are highlighted would be much appreciated.Especially to emigrate and not only have religious freedom but also a better quality of life in general,let’s not forget that this is necessary to build a strong family=future smart and strong muslims.
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ تَوَفَّىٰهُمُ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ ظَالِمِىٓ أَنفُسِهِمْ قَالُوا۟ فِيمَ كُنتُمْ ۖ قَالُوا۟ كُنَّا مُسْتَضْعَفِينَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ قَالُوٓا۟ أَلَمْ تَكُنْ أَرْضُ ٱللَّهِ وَٰسِعَةًۭ فَتُهَاجِرُوا۟ فِيهَا ۚ فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ مَأْوَىٰهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ ۖ وَسَآءَتْ مَصِيرًا ٩٧
4:97
When the angels seize the souls of those who have wronged themselves—scolding them, “What do you think you were doing?” they will reply, “We were oppressed in the land.” The angels will respond, “Was Allah’s earth not spacious enough for you to emigrate?” It is they who will have Hell as their home—what an evil destination!
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran