#Trending: Reactions to Muslim schoolgirl banned for wearing skirt
#Trending: Reactions to Muslim schoolgirl banned for wearing skirt
Blog: An irregular space to trace trending topics on social media; what Arabs are talking about online.
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29 Apr, 2015
Mobile media users are shocked over the girl's classroom ban [Getty]
A 15-year-old French Muslim girl has been banned from classes for wearing a long black skirt, which the school said "conspicuously showed religious affiliation".
Unsurprisingly, a Twitter storm swiftly swept around the social media world, under the hashtag #JePorteMaJupeCommeJeVeux - "I wear my skirt as I please."
A number of tweeters blamed the classroom ban on ideological trends within France - some described it as Islamophobia, others found it to be "secular madness".
Unsurprisingly, a Twitter storm swiftly swept around the social media world, under the hashtag #JePorteMaJupeCommeJeVeux - "I wear my skirt as I please."
A number of tweeters blamed the classroom ban on ideological trends within France - some described it as Islamophobia, others found it to be "secular madness".
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There's also been a lot of talk about racism and sexual exploitation.
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Many wondered where the voices of women's empowerment were in standing up for the girl, while emphasising exactly how not to measure a woman's worth..
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The overwhelming majority, however, openly criticised France and its government for turning a blind eye to the school's ruling.
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And speaking of jokes, we leave you with this...
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