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France To Ban Smoking On Beaches, Public Parks, Near Schools
The French government said on Tuesday it would ban smoking on all the country's beaches, in public parks and forests and near schools.
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Love Lorn Dolphin "Zafar" Causes French Beach Ban
A love-lorn dolphin has prompted a French coastal town to ban bathing on its beaches, fearing people may be hurt by the antics of the over-excited mammal.
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After Burkini Row, France's Interior Minister Meets Muslim Leaders, Experts
France's interior minister convened Muslim leaders today to discuss a French-style Islam that honours the nation's secular values, a task given new urgency after deep divisions surfaced over burkini bans in 30 French beach towns and after terror attacks that also stigmatized Muslims.
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Opinion: Let France Know We In India Support That Woman In The Burkini
If French women's groups had a sense of their own history, they would be buying burkinis and wearing them on every beach in France to defy the irrational ban. Here in India, the Embassy of France should be made aware that women in India have a sense of strong solidarity with that burkini-clad woman in Nice.
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Burkini Ban Row Escalates After Police In Nice Force Woman To Remove Part Of Clothing
30 towns along the French Riviera have banned the Burkini, the full bathing suit for women. Policemen armed with pepper spray have been patrolling the beach in Nice where the photograph of the woman being forced to take off her "extra" clothing was taken. The image went viral on the Internet and led to many saying France is trying to impose "cultur...
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The Burkini, The Veil, The Niqab: What French Law Says
Burkinis banned on dozens of beaches, no veils in schools, no niqabs in the neighbourhood: in staunchly secular France, the law imposes an array of restrictions on anything denoting religious affiliation.
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Viral Photos Of Woman Surrounded By Cops Add Fuel To French Burkini Debate
An angry debate over a ban on burkinis in France was further stoked today as images of a veiled woman surrounded by police on a beach in Nice went viral.
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Italy Rules Out Burkini Ban, Wants Home-Trained Imams
Italy will not follow France by allowing burkini bans on public beaches but is planning tighter regulation of imams and mosques, the country's interior minister said in comments published today.
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France To Ban Smoking On Beaches, Public Parks, Near Schools
The French government said on Tuesday it would ban smoking on all the country's beaches, in public parks and forests and near schools.
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Love Lorn Dolphin "Zafar" Causes French Beach Ban
A love-lorn dolphin has prompted a French coastal town to ban bathing on its beaches, fearing people may be hurt by the antics of the over-excited mammal.
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After Burkini Row, France's Interior Minister Meets Muslim Leaders, Experts
France's interior minister convened Muslim leaders today to discuss a French-style Islam that honours the nation's secular values, a task given new urgency after deep divisions surfaced over burkini bans in 30 French beach towns and after terror attacks that also stigmatized Muslims.
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Opinion: Let France Know We In India Support That Woman In The Burkini
If French women's groups had a sense of their own history, they would be buying burkinis and wearing them on every beach in France to defy the irrational ban. Here in India, the Embassy of France should be made aware that women in India have a sense of strong solidarity with that burkini-clad woman in Nice.
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Burkini Ban Row Escalates After Police In Nice Force Woman To Remove Part Of Clothing
30 towns along the French Riviera have banned the Burkini, the full bathing suit for women. Policemen armed with pepper spray have been patrolling the beach in Nice where the photograph of the woman being forced to take off her "extra" clothing was taken. The image went viral on the Internet and led to many saying France is trying to impose "cultur...
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The Burkini, The Veil, The Niqab: What French Law Says
Burkinis banned on dozens of beaches, no veils in schools, no niqabs in the neighbourhood: in staunchly secular France, the law imposes an array of restrictions on anything denoting religious affiliation.
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Viral Photos Of Woman Surrounded By Cops Add Fuel To French Burkini Debate
An angry debate over a ban on burkinis in France was further stoked today as images of a veiled woman surrounded by police on a beach in Nice went viral.
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Italy Rules Out Burkini Ban, Wants Home-Trained Imams
Italy will not follow France by allowing burkini bans on public beaches but is planning tighter regulation of imams and mosques, the country's interior minister said in comments published today.
