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French Court Scraps Rule Allowing 'Burkinis' In Swimming Pools
A French court stepped into a row over the wearing of burkinis in municipal swimming pools, suspending a council's decision to allow Muslim women to wear them.
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"Unacceptable": French Government Seeks To Block 'Burkinis' In Swimming Pools
France's interior minister said Tuesday that he would seek to overturn a rule change in the city of Grenoble that would allow women to wear burkinis in state-run swimming pools.
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Arabs Flee Gulf Heat For Alpine Idyll, Despite Talk Of Veil Ban
While France's seaside resorts grapple with the clash of cultures posed by Muslim women in "burkinis", a tourist town in the Austrian Alps has grown used to visitors in Islamic dress tip-toeing over its pristine summer snow.
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French Uproar Creates Opportunity For Israeli Burkini Makers
France's burkini controversy is boosting the bottom line for Israeli makers of modest women's swimwear.
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France's Burkini Ban A 'Stupid Reaction' To Extremism: UN
The UN human rights office says local bans in France on burkini swimwear amount to "a grave and illegal breach of fundamental freedoms" and a "stupid reaction" to recent extremist attacks.
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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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Will Change France's Constitution To Ban Burkinis, Vows Nicholas Sarkozy
Former French president Nicholas Sarkozy today said he would change the country's constitution to ban full-body burkini swimsuits if he is re-elected to his former role in a vote next April.
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Anti-Burkini Law In France Would Worsen Tension: France Interior Minister
A law banning the full-body "burkini" swimsuit in France would stoke tensions between communities and would be both unconstitutional and ineffective, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said in an interview published on Sunday.
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No One Should Tell Women What To Wear: Sadiq Khan On Burkini Ban
London mayor Sadiq Khan has joined other protesters in the British capital to condemn the 'burkini' ban in France, saying no one should dictate women what they can and can't wear.
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Burkini Ban Is Illegal, Rules France's Top Court Amid Global Outrage
France's highest administrative court today suspended a ban on the Islamic burkini swimsuit brought by a French Riviera town after it was challenged by rights groups.
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Why Burkini Swimsuits Are Causing Controversy
French mayors are drawing international anger for banning the burkini, an all-encompassing swimsuit worn by a small minority of Muslim women. The Associated Press explains the core of the controversy.
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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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France's Top Court To Examine Plea To Reverse Burkini Ban
France's highest administrative court will today examine a request to overturn a ban on the burkini after photographs of police surrounding a woman on a beach fuelled the controversy over the Islamic swimsuit.
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French Burkini Bans Face Legal Challenge As Tension Mounts
France's highest administrative authority is studying whether local bans on full-body burkini swimsuits are legal, amid growing concerns about police forcing Muslim women to disrobe.
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French Court Scraps Rule Allowing 'Burkinis' In Swimming Pools
A French court stepped into a row over the wearing of burkinis in municipal swimming pools, suspending a council's decision to allow Muslim women to wear them.
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"Unacceptable": French Government Seeks To Block 'Burkinis' In Swimming Pools
France's interior minister said Tuesday that he would seek to overturn a rule change in the city of Grenoble that would allow women to wear burkinis in state-run swimming pools.
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Arabs Flee Gulf Heat For Alpine Idyll, Despite Talk Of Veil Ban
While France's seaside resorts grapple with the clash of cultures posed by Muslim women in "burkinis", a tourist town in the Austrian Alps has grown used to visitors in Islamic dress tip-toeing over its pristine summer snow.
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French Uproar Creates Opportunity For Israeli Burkini Makers
France's burkini controversy is boosting the bottom line for Israeli makers of modest women's swimwear.
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France's Burkini Ban A 'Stupid Reaction' To Extremism: UN
The UN human rights office says local bans in France on burkini swimwear amount to "a grave and illegal breach of fundamental freedoms" and a "stupid reaction" to recent extremist attacks.
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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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Will Change France's Constitution To Ban Burkinis, Vows Nicholas Sarkozy
Former French president Nicholas Sarkozy today said he would change the country's constitution to ban full-body burkini swimsuits if he is re-elected to his former role in a vote next April.
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Anti-Burkini Law In France Would Worsen Tension: France Interior Minister
A law banning the full-body "burkini" swimsuit in France would stoke tensions between communities and would be both unconstitutional and ineffective, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said in an interview published on Sunday.
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No One Should Tell Women What To Wear: Sadiq Khan On Burkini Ban
London mayor Sadiq Khan has joined other protesters in the British capital to condemn the 'burkini' ban in France, saying no one should dictate women what they can and can't wear.
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Burkini Ban Is Illegal, Rules France's Top Court Amid Global Outrage
France's highest administrative court today suspended a ban on the Islamic burkini swimsuit brought by a French Riviera town after it was challenged by rights groups.
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Why Burkini Swimsuits Are Causing Controversy
French mayors are drawing international anger for banning the burkini, an all-encompassing swimsuit worn by a small minority of Muslim women. The Associated Press explains the core of the controversy.
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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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France's Top Court To Examine Plea To Reverse Burkini Ban
France's highest administrative court will today examine a request to overturn a ban on the burkini after photographs of police surrounding a woman on a beach fuelled the controversy over the Islamic swimsuit.
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French Burkini Bans Face Legal Challenge As Tension Mounts
France's highest administrative authority is studying whether local bans on full-body burkini swimsuits are legal, amid growing concerns about police forcing Muslim women to disrobe.
