Less than a year earlier, Atal’s predecessor, Pap Ndiye, had said he was against banning the abaya, telling the Senate that “It’s not easy to define the abaya legally… It’s going to take us to an administrative tribunal.” will take us where we will lose.” ,
Daoud Rifi, who teaches Islam studies at the Lille Institute of Political Studies, agreed. He told Reuters, “In itself, there is no such thing as an Islamic organization. We need to challenge that myth.”
Rifi said the fashion trend is widespread among high school girls, who buy long dresses and kimono online.
Riffei and De Feo both said that making the distinction between fashion and religion could lead to students being profiled based on their identity.