Posts Tagged ‘burkini’

France Rules Against Burkini Swimwear For Religious Reasons

France’s top administrative court ruled this week against allowing body-covering “burkini” swimwear in public pools for religious reasons, arguing that it violates the principle of government neutrality toward religion. While worn by only a small number of people in France, the head-to-ankle burkini draws intense political debate in the country. Advertisement Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin […]

Cannes denies permission for controversial ‘burkini party’ during film festival

“I have not been notified of the decision, but I am surprised: France is not Burma,” Rachid Nekkaz told the local newspaper Var-Matin “No one can prevent us from bathing.” The 45-year-old said that he had previously been granted permits for public gatherings at the height of the current state of emergency and that the […]

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