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French seaside town bans bathers from wearing burkinis

The mayor of Fréjus said burkinis ‘run counter to our fundamental republican principle of secularism

Annual burkini row ‘demonises’ all five million muslims in France

Journalist Nabila Ramdani gives her view on the latest ‘Muslim dress’ saga to hit France and how the arguments against the burkini just don’t stack up

Burkini ban mayor is told to pay damages

A mayor who banned the burkini from his commune’s swimming pool has been ordered to pay damages after several legal challenges.

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Burkini debate reignited by small-town ban

The mayor of Lorette in the Loire has banned the burkini and the veil from a new outdoor pool in the area

Burkini party call at Cannes

Millionaire targets film festival and the ‘temple of extravagance’ where swim costume was first banned

Nice becomes latest resort to have burkini ban overturned

Defiant mayors vow to keep burkini bans

Authorities in towns in Riviera and Corsica say they will ignore Conseil d'Etat's decision on Villeneuve-Loubet bylaw

Ban politicians not burkinis | James Harrington

The burkini controversy that gripped France this summer has cast the country in an unhealthy, intolerant, light. The mayors of a few resorts implemented temporary bylaws banning people from wearing the full-body swimwear for reasons, they said, ranging from the secular to the sanitary – and included security for good measure.

Burkini

French seaside town bans bathers from wearing burkinis

Annual burkini row ‘demonises’ all five million muslims in France

Burkini ban mayor is told to pay damages

Burkini debate reignited by small-town ban

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Ban politicians not burkinis | James Harrington

Defiant mayors vow to keep burkini bans