A Somali-American supermodel has become the first Muslim model to appear in Sports Illustrated wearing a burkini. Halima Aden is featured in its annual swimsuit issue in the swimwear which covers ...

Invented by Australian businesswoman Aheda Zanetti, the burkini has been banned in Nice after the deputy mayor called the swimsuit "politically motivated and incompatible with European culture".

Campaigners persuaded Grenoble's city authority to allow burkinis in public pools last month (file pic) France's highest administrative court has upheld a ban on full-body "burkini" swimsuits in ...