because behind abaya, what is an abaya?nyone who looks on the internet can see that an abaya is just a cultural government from the middle east. so it's not a religious garment. so when he says that abaya has no place in schools, what is he really talking about? is he talking about just a fashion statement, just a dress? all dresses not allowed in schools or is he talking about something religious? and again, it's not the case. so i think it would be great and i emphasize on that, that what we are talking about right now is not about religious garments in schools, it's about french controlling muslim women attire. folly: all right. jacques, let me come to you. you are in favor of this ban, i understand. why? >> why? because for the same reason as the ban on the headscarf in 2004, which is to respect the law of security in france, which states a clear separation between religion and the state. you have to understand, because i know many people in the world, i have friends in england and elsewhere that don't understand the fr

and so what took so long to make a decision about the abaya?ople consider it a lot more complicated as an issue, because the abaya, unlike other banned items of clothing like the burqa, the niqab or the hijab, is more of a loose fitting dress, a robe from the shoulders down. and so even within the muslim community, there's debate over whether this is a religious item or a cultural one. but as far as president emmanuel macron is concerned, he backs the ban. his education minister, gabriel attal, explained... the government believes that this principle is at the core of france's secular society. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. more than 13 hundred jobs are to go at the collapsed retail chain wilko after it failed to secure a buyer for the whole business. a rival chain has agreed to buy 51 shops, but 52 others will be closed. the stores affected won't be made public until tomorrow morning once staff have been told. the uk government has confirmed it will "immediately" change plann

and so what took so long to make a decision about the abaya ? an issue, because the abaya, unlike other banned items of clothing like the burqa, the niqab or the hijab, is more of a loose fitting dress, a robe from the shoulders down. and so even within the muslim community, there's debate over whether this is a religious item or a cultural one. but as far as president emmanuel macron is concerned, he backs the ban. his education minister, gabriel attal, explained... the government believes that this principle is at the core of france's secular society. the spanish women's head coach was fired amid an ongoing controversy within the spanish soccer federation. jorge vilda is accused by players of outdated methods and controlling behavior. former player montse tome replaces him, becoming the country's first female head coach. 0ur guy hedgecoe has more. jorge vilda has been under pressure because of his association with luis rubiales since that controversial world cup kiss at the final in sydney. the feeling is that he has been sacked in great part

and so what took so long to make a decision about the abaya ?ya, unlike other banned items of clothing like the burqa, the niqab or the hijab, is more of a loose fitting dress, a robe from the shoulders down. and so even within the muslim community, there's debate over whether this is a religious item or a cultural one. but as far as president emmanuel macron is concerned, he backs the ban. his education minister, gabriel attal, explained... the government believes that this principle is at the core of france's secular society. the matter is also now in court and we will be tracking the story of the other stories very closely. you can get more details on our bbc�*s website for more updates as well. you have been watching newsday. stay with us. hello there. 0ur september heatwave is set to continue with more sunshine around the corner over the next few days. now, temperatures on tuesday reached 30.8 celsius in hampshire. we don't see 30 degrees every single september. we had similar kind of temperatures back in 2021 and 2020. now, so far this yea

and then they spread an abaya, they spread a cloth , the black stone in this abaya and cloth. putting a group of people together, moving it near the house of the kaaba and at that moment placing this stone in the house of god, may god bless everyone dearly. i was a student when the almighty god made me a part of hajj . i was a student with no money . they returned. the head of the judiciary dispute resolution development center said: 42 families passed their right of retribution during the 95-day period of his visit. mr. sadeghi said: khuzestan, fars and tehran had the highest rate of retribution. the second colonel, saeed panahifar, became the commander of yane emdad bandas operation in this month. lt. col. penifer yesterday evening in the chase with smugglers of goods and drinks. al-kali was martyred in the coastal areas of bandas. martyr panahifar, a 34-year-old native of lorestan's kuhdasht, with two children , was serving in the police command of hormozgan four years ago. the body of this martyr will be laid to rest in lorestan's kuhdasht tomorrow. we used to go , they we

but i am pretty sure she looks like me, she looks like dorar, and others with the abaya and the niqabtypical saudi woman. we are all of that everything in between. i know that we are resilient, that we can find a way so in that sense i'd be honored to call myself a saudi woman. later i wanna be producing, maybe open up a club somewhere. i want to be playing music and seeing people in front of me having a good time and you know flowing with the music that's basically my dream. fall in love, get engaged, get married - and then live happily ever after. hmmm. . . it's not been like that for decades. since the 1970 s, there's been a general rise in divorce rates worldwide - though with considerable regional differences. most countries permit divorce. . . . most - but not all! a mass wedding on a grand scale. in march 2023, 2023 couples exchanged marriage vows on one day. the city of bacolod, on the philippine island of negros, made it easy for couples to tie the knot. couples like miky and john, both in their mid 20 s, for whom the wedding was free of charge. like many here, they couldn't

abaya or the flow of hijab violate the principle of separation of the state from religion, it enshrinedhe constitution of france. in addition, in 2004 a law was issued banning religious clothing in schools, and now additional measures have been taken, since all previous decrees were violated by the french ministry of education, they warned students who would come to women's abayas to the floor or in the men's commission will not be allowed before classes, an american court sentenced russian vladislav klyushin to nine years in prison, who was accused of cyber fraud, according to the russian investigation, he stole insider information to use it in trading valuable papers. vladislav klyushin was detained in march 2021 in switzerland and extradited at the request of the united states. in america, the jury delivered a verdict to the russian citizen guilty, while he himself included his guilt and did not admit it. 42-year-old vladislav plyushin is known as the founder of the it-company m13, which specializes in technologies in the field of media monitoring, according to the investigation of k

first, france's highest administrator court has ruled that the ban on a bias -- a buyer -- abayas is legal. according to the ruling, it is not discriminated against france's muslim minority. >> it has been one of the most talked about points of the new school year in france and the debate is unlikely to be over just yet. president emmanuel macron's government announced in august that it was banning the abaya in schools. a complaint a new measure is discriminatory towards muslims has been rejected. several hundreds of schoolgirls ignored the new rules when they return from the summer holidays. >> 300 girls who defied the ban, 300 out of which 67 decided not to change clothes and therefore were sent home. the question in this case is -- is the abaya a religious outfit or just a traditional one or a fashion outfit, if you will? >> french law only allows pupils to wear discrete religious symbols. headscarves and large crosses are banned under secularism rules, which separate the church as well as other religious organizations from the state, allowing for what france says is better equali

but critics condemn it as availed attack on hijabs, bikinis and now abayas.n macron was asked -- >> translator: we know that there will be cases because we know that there will be some through they gonegligence perha many who try to defy the system. >> reporter: france remains an outlier among western nations moving into wider acceptance of civil liberties around religious dress with the hijab embraced elsewhere by muslim politicians and major brands like nike, for schools in france though, a new year means new rules. anna stewart, cnn. >>> shiite muslims are marking the end of their 40 day mourning period. pilgrims have been performing religious rituals, a pilgrimage attracted more than 22 million people this year. >> and they came from many countries and in the region with many of them making their way on foot. it came mem ommemorates the deae grandson who was revered. >>> coco gauff will be playing her u.s. open semifinal match today as she eyes the finals. a quick preview of what to expect, next. - [announcer] do you have an invention idea but don't know

this country said the french minister of education has raised the issue of banning the wearing of abayain schools. the french official said that this law will come into effect on monday and at the beginning of the school year. france has the largest muslim minority in europe and has been wearing the hijab since 2004. banned islam in public schools, but before the news today's conflict between the zionist regime police and african zionists led to the injury of at least 130 people. the times of israel reported that 13 people are in serious condition due to gunshot wounds. protests against the holding of a meeting related to the elite gathered in the occupied territories. the zionist newspaper haaretz also reported that the energy police forces fired tear gas and stun grenades to suppress the protesters. based on the report of the medical institutions, the number of injured was estimated at more than 130 people. they announced the order of the prime minister of the zionist regime to send large forces to calm the situation, and the tel aviv municipality asked the residents not to leave thei

earlier , he had blamed the murder of a french teacher three years ago for girls' abayas in schools and claimed that a law had been enacted to deal with terrorism. some members of the french parliament these statements were described as shameful and dangerous. the ministry of the interior of england issued a statement and announced that the russian vaccine militant group has been included in the list of terrorist organizations. perceived also, wagner's assets will be classified as terrorist and will be seized , the english ministry of interior added that the punishment for any belonging to this russian group is up to 14 years and a fine. the president of ukraine has been the president of ukraine. the indian tv channel willian announced the possible decision of the indian authorities to change the name of this country. according to this tv channel in europe , the president of india used the title of president of bharat instead of india in the invitation of the group of 20. for change the sanskrit name has strengthened the country's name. previously, some officials of the ruling party had

. >> dozens of french schoolgirls have been sent home for refusing to remove their abaya. the new policy has been praised by the right and far right in france while muslim groups worn that banning the garment creates an elevated risk of discrimination. the heat is back on once again across france. on monday, the country registered its hottest day for the month of september. temperatures are expected to remain high throughout this week with temperatures in paris surging past 30 degrees celsius. >> it may be september, but the high temperatures feel more like the dog days of summer. rents is again dealing with a late-season heat wave. the mercury rose to 33 degrees celsius on monday, and high temperatures are expected to continue, especially in the south. in marseilles, some residents decided the best way to keep cool was to head to the beach for a swim. >> we have a cold draft channeling hot air directly to france, so this week will have extremely high temperatures, a heat wave, with highs above 35 degrees in the center of france. >> officials are reminding people to drink

it banned hetscarves, 2010 it passed the ban on full face valles, we're looking at uh 2023, the the abaya, there was a ban on that, and now of course uh our news piece that we begin with in terms of the the swimwear, why is does the muslim gear on women? even issue to pass laws banning them? i think this multi-faceted reasons for it, obviously the the actual ban itself is such a disparity, which contradicts the principles of equality and fairness, and also whereby they're getting away with it, because the eu and the un are and have role to play with regards to addressing discrimination within any member states and ensuring that the eu adhered to principles. of religious freedom and non-discrimination um you know being essential and i guess that we're targeted generally across the globe because we are very strong in our faith and we don't conform and if there are agendas that are being put out there with regards whether it's an education or anywhere else it's always out of fear and threat because we are the one long standing very wide um sort of religion that is ever so much growing in num

banned head scarves, 2010 it passed. the ban of full face valles uh we're looking at uh 2023 uh the abaya there was a ban on that and now of course uh our news piece that we began with in terms of the the swimware why is does the muslim gear on women even an issue to pass laws banning them? i think this multi-faceted uh reasons for it um obviously the the actual ban itself is such a disparity and which contradicts the principles of equality and fairness and also whereby they're getting away with it because the eu and the un are and have role to play with regards to addressing discrimination within any member states and ensuring that the eu adhered to principles of religious freedom and non-discrimination being essential and i guess that we're targeted generally across the globe because we are very strong in our faith and we don't conform and if there are agendas that are being put out there with regards whether it's an education or anywhere else, it's always out of fear and threat because we are the one long standing, very wide uh sort of religion that is ever so much growing in numbers a

and france's education minister announced the country will ban schoolchildren from wearing the abaya—fitting, full—length robe worn by some muslim women, in state—run schools when classes begin this month. my colleague sumi somaskanda spoke with us education secretary miguel cardona to discuss his thoughts on the challenges facing students and teachers heading back to school. secretary, thank you very much forjoining us again on bbc news. i want to start with affirmative action because the supreme court's ruling effectively ended race—conscious admissions in colleges and universities and if you look at the state of california, the uc system hasn't actually been able to meet its racial diversity goals, despite having ended race—based admissions more than two decades ago. so how do you make sure that schools and universities are diverse at the same time as adhering to the law? yeah, i'm glad you brought up california because we can see that if what happened in california happens across the country, we are taking steps backward. i believe the supreme court got it wrong. we're committed

the country has rejected a bid to overturn the recent ban on wearing the islamic dress known as the abayaattal announced the ban two weeks ago. a community group sought an injunction to prevent it from being applied. at least 67 girls were sent home from school in france this week after refusing to change out of garments schools believed were covered by the ban. one of former us president donald trump's trade advisers has been found guilty on two counts of criminal contempt of congress in a federal trial on thursday. peter navarro was found in contempt for refusing to co—operate with an inquiry into the january 6th attack on the us capitol. each count carries a maximum of one year in prison and a fine of up to $100,000. 0ur correspondent 6ary 0'donoghue has more. it was an incredibly short trial, lasting just two days, and the jury took just about six hours to come to its guilty verdict on both charges. now, those charges are contempt of congress, and that is because peter navarro failed to comply with a congressional subpoena from the january 6th committee to produce documents and to app

girls are forbidden to wear abaya, traditional muslim clothes with sleeves, to school.inistry of education was approved by the government, where they stated that educational institutions should be provided. neutral educational environment. but public opinion is divided. the first generation of muslims integrated into society. the non-arrivals are not going to do it. so this is a matter of more serious disagreement. i think that it is a correct ban that there should not be any religious symbols in the school. it seems to me that everyone is free to dress as he pleases. we see young girls and women dressing rather revealingly for school or work. and if a muslim girl wants to wear. abai, for some reason this is forbidden. i don’t think this is correct. the un also commented on the situation , saying that the ban goes against international law to circumscribe such restrictions. if we are talking about religion, it is possible only under very limited circumstances, the sensational pension reform in action in france from september 1 came into force, despite massive protests,

and this comes weeks after france banned female students from wearing what abayas?s the headscarf? >> whereas the buyer is just the lower body sort of outfit ? lower body sort of outfit? >> well, ladies here will correct me if i'm wrong. >> so anyway , the strength of >> so anyway, the strength of the hijab is what we're talking about now, and we're debating this one with fahima mohammed, who , as you can see, wears one who, as you can see, wears one and wears it very well, and khadua and wears it very well, and khadija khan , who doesn't wear khadija khan, who doesn't wear one. now, the thing i want to find out, without wishing to offend and show my ignorance or whatever, if areema is the hijab, is it is it a religious thing or or why? why do you wear it and you wear it well , because it and you wear it well, because you wear it. it's not as traditional as i would have thought. yeah >> i mean, you know, people have to understand that muslims come from globe in so many from across the globe in so many different . and we just different cultures. and we just have perc