Burkini ban: Why is France arresting Muslim women for wearing full-body swimwear and why are people so angry?
What started as a temporary rule brought in by a single resort in France has spread along the country’s world-famous Riviera and beyond to become a lightning rod for a multitude of divisive issues.
The imposition of local by-laws on swimwear may seem minor but the “burkini bans” have tapped into division over immigration, sexism, religion and extremism as the country continues to reel from a series of deadly terror attacks by Isis supporters.
The debate is seeing France’s constitutional secularism pitted against freedom of religion, with emotions running high on both sides.
Proponents argue the move preserves “security and secularism”, while critics have condemned it as a sexist attack on human rights and a valuable recruiting tool for Isis and other jihadist groups propagating the idea of a war on Muslims in the West.
網址: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/burkini-ban-why-is-france-arresting-muslim-women-for-wearing-full-body-swimwear-and-why-are-people-a7207971.html
What: burkini, ban
When: 6 months ago
Where: France
Who: Muslims
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