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Academics & Education
French ban of abaya robes in schools draws applause, criticism
(Reuters) The French government’s decision to ban children from wearing the abaya, the loose-fitting, full-length robes worn by some Muslim women, in state-run schools drew applause on Monday from the right, but also criticism. France has enforced a ban on religious symbols […]
Immigration
Granted asylum requests dropped in EU in 2018
(AP) The European Union’s statistics agency says more than 300,000 people were granted asylum within the bloc last year, a drop of almost 40 percent from 2017. Eurostat said Thursday that around 333,400 people were deemed eligible for international protection, most of […]
Crime
Paris-area Jewish family assaulted after playing Hebrew-language songs in their car
(JTA) French police have arrested two adults and two minors suspected of an anti-Semitic hate crime in which they allegedly verbally assaulted a Jewish family near Paris in their car. The incident happened Thursday in the northern Paris suburb of Aubervilliers, French […]