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Brand designer credits French burkini ban for sales boom
The woman who invented the burkini has reaped a tenfold jump in sales since France banned her swimwear, and says her coveralls have opened a whole new ... Features -
Burkini creates controversy, ‘forbidden’ on beaches in Lebanon
After controversial debates arose regarding wearing the Islamic swimsuit Burkini in Europe, the topic has now extended to Lebanon as the first Arab ... Variety -
‘Islam’ looms large in the French presidential elections
On February 20, Marine Le Pen, the presidential candidate of the far-right National Front, paid a two-day visit to Lebanon. In Beirut, Le Pen had ... World -
Burkini debate distant in Turkey as Islamic fashion flourishes
The debate over the Burkini has put Islamic fashion in the spotlight - but covering up doesn't have to mean crimping on style, with Istanbul angling ... Reports -
‘First Italian burkini’ unveiled at Milan Fashion Week
Italian Olympic champion Federica Pellegrini presented the new burkini which was designed by Raffaela D’Angelo Fashion and beauty -
Australian in ‘burkini’ made to leave French beach
In August, France’s highest court suspended the burkini bans declaring the swimsuit’s prohibition an ‘illegal violation of fundamental freedoms’ News -
Five convicted in Corsica clash that sparked burkini tensions
Several hurt in violence between group of sunbathers of North African origin from a nearby town and local villagers World News -
French school bars veiled Muslim mothers
Two Muslim mothers wearing headscarves were accosted and prevented from entering a nursery school on the French island of Corsica Middle East -
French uproar creates opportunity for Israeli burkini makers
France’s burkini controversy is boosting the bottom line for Israeli makers of modest women’s swimwear Variety -
French PM in naked breasts call as burkini ban overruled
The court in Nice concluded that the Cannes decree violates basic freedoms and is illegal World News -
British public favor burka ban: Poll reveals
Twice as many British people support a ban on women wearing a burka than oppose one World News -
Bikini versus burkini: Which one is winning?
The debate coincides with the 70th anniversary of the invention of the bikini Middle East -
Hijab-clad UK cooking star praised as ‘poster child’ of multiculturalism
To explore her own love of cooking, Nadiya Hussain journeys to Bangladesh, cooking traditional flavors for loved ones in her new show Life -
Banning burkinis – a tale of ignorance, bigotry and hypocrisy
The burkini ban in France is yet another case of Muslims being victims of extremists from all sides Middle East -
Burkini-phobia includes us too
What is shocking are divisions among Arabs and Muslims regarding the case Middle East -
The hijab, niqab and burkini
What distinguishes the West from the rest of the world is the principle of respecting freedoms. It is believed in as a culture, and is protected by ... Middle East -
UN hails suspension of France’s burkini ban, slams ‘stigmatization’
Around 30 coastal resorts have recently banned women from wearing the full-body swimwear on their beaches World News -
Israel seeks to ‘cover up,’ while France says ‘take it off’
As France calls for a burkini ban, Israel calls for ‘modesty’ after an Israeli singer was forced off stage at a beach music festival for wearing a bikini top Variety -
France’s Sarkozy says would change constitution to ban burkinis
Positioning himself as a defender of French values and tough on immigration, he said he would impose a nationwide ban on the swimwear Middle East -
Burkini clash sets tone for France’s elections
The national identity crisis exposed by France’s burkini controversy is threatening to set the tone for the country’s presidential campaign Features -
Turkey allows Muslim policewomen to wear headscarf
Turkey has for the first time allowed policewomen to wear the Islamic headscarf as part of their uniform Middle East -
Burkini ban is the culture war desired by extremists on both sides
What the Islamists want more than anything is to have a proper culture war between Islam and the West World -
Mayors to defy French court’s burkini ban ruling
A French court suspended burkini ban that has angered Muslims, feminists and civil liberties campaigners Home Page -
Burkini ban: US warns tourists to obey French law
Dozens of French resorts have banned beachwear that “conspicuously” shows a person’s religion, an order targeting the “burkini” Variety -
French PM: Burkini symbolizes ‘enslavement of women’
Premier Valls defended a ban on burkinis, while former president Sarkozy called it a militant act, saying women who wear it are testing the Republic News -
Scotland allows women police officers to wear hijab
The announcement comes a day after Canada’s Mounties allowed the same Variety -
French Muslim body to meet with government on burkini
The group expressed worry for the 'growing fear of stigmatization of Muslims in France' News -
Viral photos add fuel to French burkini debate
The photos, whose source is not clear, caused a furore on Twitter, where many interpreted them as the woman being forced to undress by police Digital -
Canada’s Justin Trudeau defends the burkini
Trudeau dismissed the idea of a burkini ban in Canada, saying Canadians should rise above the controversy World News -
Tribunal confirms French resort’s burkini ban
The Nice tribunal rejected an appeal by two human rights groups, ruling that the ban was "necessary, appropriate and proportionate" Variety