France has banned abayas, a dress typically worn by Muslim women, in schools, prompting rising concerns of Islamophobia.

France’s Education Minister Gabriel Attal announced on Sunday that the abaya, a long, wide-bottomed dress, would be banned in French schools starting this year. “When you enter a classroom ...

France, which has enforced a strict ban on religious signs in state schools since 19th century laws removed any traditional Catholic influence from public education, has struggled to update ...