Tunisian women, one (R) wearing a 'burkini', a full-body swimsuit designed for Muslim women, swim on August 16, 2016 at Ghar El Melh beach near Bizerte, north-east of the capital Tunis. Pics/ AFP
Tunisian women, one (R) wearing a 'burkini', a full-body swimsuit designed for Muslim women, swim on August 16, 2016 at Ghar El Melh beach near Bizerte, north-east of the capital Tunis. Pics/ AFP
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.
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.
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. 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
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. 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
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