French High Court overturns burkini ban. France’s burkini ban was overturned by the High Court, which ruled that French mayors do not have the right to outlaw burkinis. Burkinis are a hybrid of the Muslim modesty garment, the burka, and a wetsuit, a warm waterproof garment used for aquatic sports. The village of Villeneuve-Loubet, near Nice, was...
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France’s Burkini Ban Stinks of the Same Patriarchal Baloney it Claims to Oppose
by Saadia Faruqi France is at it again. With a Muslim immigrant population that may be the largest in Europe, as well as worries about terrorism on the rise, French government officials have often targeted the most vulnerable of their Muslim populations: women. The latest regulation bans the use of the burkini – a form...