Burkini

Anti-burkini law would be 'unconstitutional', move could cause irreparable harm: French minister

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 published online on Sunday.

Haji Ali and Muslim women's fight for dargah entry is much more than just a gender issue

To view the victory of women activists, both Hindu and Muslim, in their fight for access to inner sanctum of places of worship as merely a fight for gender equality belittles the bigger message concealed within the development.

Burkini ban: Many French resorts remain defiant even as top court suspends order

France's highest administrative court on Friday suspended a controversial ban on the burkini by a French Riviera town, although other resorts remained defiant, vowing to keep the restrictions in place.

Burkini ban: The war on terror shouldn't begin inside a woman's wardrobe

It said the burkini was liable to offend the "religious convictions or (religious) non-convictions of other users of the beach,” and “be felt as a defiance or a provocation exacerbating tensions felt by” the community.

The banned Burkini is not a political statement: Like any other piece of clothing, it is a choice

The burkini is not a political statement or a means to make the wearer feel enslaved or the viewer offended.

Burkini ban: France's top court to decide on the swimwear's legality

France's highest administrative court will decide on Friday whether to overturn the ban on wearing the full-body burkini swimsuit which has sparked controversy at home and abroad.

Justin Trudeau bats for burkini, says Canadians should rise above controversy

Some lawmakers in Canada's Quebec province have called for outlawing "burkinis" — body-concealing Islamic swimsuits

Burkini fiasco: Nice police forces woman to remove tunic, mistaking it for beachwear

French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve warned on Thursday against stigmatising Muslims, as a furore over the banning of burkinis grew with the emergence of pictures showing police surrounding a veiled woman on a beach

Italy rules out burkini ban, will plan tighter regulations of imams and mosques

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 on Wednesday.

Three more towns to ban the burkini in France

Three resorts in France were poised to join three other seaside towns in banning the burkini, the full-body Islamic swimming garment that has sparked concern about religious extremism.