I know very well the pain of being denied the right to play sport because of a hijab ban. Such discrimination must stop.

The row has now reached the Council of State, which has previously ruled against a burkini ban elsewhere in France. Critics of the burkini see it as offering a separatist vision of French society ...

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 ...

In a move to reduce health risks, France will ban the sale of eight over-the-counter medications, starting on December 11.

Ms Zanetti says, since France imposed its burkini bans, sales have actually increased by 300 per cent. But she speaks of pain, not profit, about the bans. "It cut my heart, because, once again ...

The Conseil d'Etat, France's highest administrative court, will rule on the legality of burkini bans in coming days. France's prime minister, Manuel Valls, however on Wednesday said he opposed the ...

The most recent such case stems from the burkini ban recently constituted in France. While the burkini ban has luckily met resistance from all quarters and sparked a debate about the increasing ...

Invented by Australian businesswoman Aheda Zanetti, the burkini has been banned in Nice after the deputy ... the banning of the burkini by dozens of French towns and villages, mostly in the ...

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An curved arrow pointing right. Protestors gathered outside the French embassy in London calling for a repeal of the laws banning burkini swimsuits. The demonstration came as London mayor Sadiq ...

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