Czech Republic President Milos Zeman has defended the policy of banning the Islamic swimwear known as a the Burkini saying that it is both unhygienic and does not belong in his country. The Czech president, who has a history of
An “operation go topless day”, planned after a topless woman in France was assaulted on the beach by “clothed holiday makers”, has been cancelled because of fears of disruption and “racist remarks and violent reactions”.
It would be “unconstitutional” for France to pass a law banning the burkini, and such a move could cause irreparable harm, French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve warned in an interview.
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s highest administrative court on Friday suspended a ban on full-body burkini swimsuits that has outraged Muslims and opened divisions within the government, pending a definitive ruling.
Feminists and left-wing activists have held a “Wear What You Want Beach Party” outside the French embassy in London against the temporary “Burkini bans” implemented in some French coastal towns.
Sydney (AFP) – Burkini bans in France have boosted sales and interest in the full-bodied Islamic swimsuit, particularly from non-Muslim women, the Australian credited with creating the design said Tuesday.
Three resorts in France were poised Tuesday to join three other seaside towns in banning the burkini, the full-body Islamic swimming garment that has sparked concern about religious extremism.
Ten Muslim women have been criminalised for wearing burkinis – or full body swimsuits – on a French beach, after three seaside towns banned the Islamic garments following a series of Islamist terror attacks.
(REUTERS) – The French government has defended municipal bans on body-covering Muslim burkini swimwear but called on mayors to try and cool tensions between communities.
A Corsican seaside resort on Monday became the third French town to ban the body-covering burkini swimsuit worn by some Muslim women, following weekend scuffles on the beach.
Five people have been injured in riots in Corsica, which ensued after “bathers of North African origin” allegedly attacked a tourist who took a photo of a Muslim woman in a Burkini, or full-body swimsuit, on a public beach.
(AFP) – The mayor of Cannes has banned the wearing of burkinis – full-body swimsuits – on the beaches of the French Riviera resort famous for its annual film festival, officials said on Thursday.
