Ashley Csanady: Back off the burkini, the state has no place in the wardrobes of a nation
There’s a rich irony in the fact that Cannes – a city that hosts a film festival where women who walk the red carpet must wear heels – is using the guise of feminism to tell women what to wear. Of course, protecting vulnerable women from male oppression is simply the smokescreen many southern French […]
Quebec opposition MNAs reopen divisive debate over religious attire with call for ban on burkinis
MONTREAL – It was just two years ago that Quebec was tearing itself apart over proposed restrictions on religious attire as the Parti Québécois government of Pauline Marois sought to ride its Charter of Values to reelection. The PQ lost the 2014 election, but the resulting social wounds were deep. A new study by Quebec […]
Twitter Slams French Politician Over Muslim Comments
Following the banning of a full-body swimsuit — or, the “burkini” — in several towns, a new French government Muslim organization head was trolled on Twitter after suggesting that Muslims should be more “discreet.” The Foundation of French Islam is being created to help better integrate France’s Muslim population however, Jean-Pierre Chevenement who is set […]
French ‘burkini’ ban: secularism or security?
A bikini or burkini? This is the debate that is going on across France at the moment. It began with the cancellation of a ‘burkini’ event at a water theme park in Marseilles. Then just a few kilometres away from where the Nice attacks happened last month, the Riviera town of Cannes banned the full-body […]
Italy rules out burkini ban, wants home-trained imams
Italy will not follow France by allowing burqini bans on public beaches but is planning tighter regulation of imams and mosques, the country’s interior minister said in comments published Wednesday.Angelino Alfano told the Corriere della Sera daily that he regarded France’s restrictions on Islamic clothing as counter-productive because of the potential backlash it could provoke. […]
Beach bans on the burkini in France sparks widespread debate
You might think at first sight that the bikini does not respect correctness and morality as stated in a bylaw in the popular Mediterranean resort of Cannes. But that is not the case in France this summer and the burkini debate illustrates how the country has found itself in a state of confusion over the […]
Cannes cites three bathers for violating burkini ban
Paris (dpa) – Three women have been cited for violating a ban on Islam-influenced full-body bathing attire in the southern French city of Cannes, according to local media. Cannes Mayor David Lisnard cited security reasons in implementing the so-called burkini ban, which is to last through August 31. The swimsuits are designed to cover women’s […]
FRANCE – Tensions remain high in Corsica after burkini beach riot
A beach brawl between locals and families of North African origin in Corsica, reportedly due to photos being taken of women in burkinis, resulted in protests Sunday as tensions remained high. Saturday’s dispute erupted between members of “three families of North African origin and young locals”, prosecutors said in a statement, describing the clashes as […]
Cannes Mayor Bans ‘Burkinis’ From Beaches
Mayor of the French coastal city Cannes has banned burkinis from the beaches. The full body suits — originally designed for Muslim women to wear to the beach that still cover them from head to toe — were banned from beaches for fear of “disrupting public order,” according Mayor David Lisnard. Any person entering the […]
‘Burkini’ War Waged in French Riviera
Paris-In addition to the Olympic Games that are underway in Rio de Janeiro, it seems that the subject that is keeping French media busy today is surrealist given the crises that are shaking France. However, this subject reflects the collective “hysteria” hitting the French society in all matters pertaining to Islam. Recently, French media included […]