The Burqa or the Bikini?
By Hanan al-Harbi As the weather warms up, many Muslim women head to the beach to cool off. While the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, expected his followers to be able to swim, many Muslim women are confronted with the question of swimwear. If one travels the shorelines of the Islamic world, […]
Religious and cultural values
The burqini ban, overturned by France’s highest administrative court, was an unconscionable infringement on individual freedom. About this there are no two opinions. The fact that it was a French court that overturned the ban has underscored the importance of a fair, fiercely impartial and secular judiciary ready to uphold above all human freedom or […]
‘Burqini’ Ban: French City Bans Islamic Swimwear as ‘Risk’ to ‘Public Order’
The French city of Cannes has banned full-body, head-covering swimwear or “burqinis” from its public beaches. The ban comes as France is on high alert following the deadly truck attack in nearby Nice and the recent terror attack on a Catholic church in Normandy. Cannes Mayor David Lisnard issued an ordinance in late…