France rules against burkini swimwear for religious reasons
France's top administrative court ruled Tuesday against allowing
body-covering "burkini" swimwear in public pools for religious
reasons, arguing that it violates the principle of government
neutrality toward religion.
While worn by only a small number of people in France, the
head-to-ankle burkini draws intense political debate in the country.
Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin hailed the ruling by the Council of
State as a "victory for secularism." Some Muslim women decried it as
unfairly targeting their faith and their bodies, and based on outdated misconceptions about Islam.
The city of Grenoble, led by a mayor from the Greens party, voted last
month to allow women to wear burkinis in public pools after
campaigning by local activists. The city also voted to allow women to
swim topless, as part of a broader relaxation of swimwear rules.
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