Burkinis – a burqa-meets-two-piece suit – rose in popularity when it made its debut in the mid-aughts. Even women outside of the Muslim faith have been seen wearing the swimming garments.

Burkinis are often worn in the summertime by Muslim women as a way to preserve their modesty and uphold their religious values. They are full-length swimsuits and only show the hands, feet, and face.

In 2007, when Ahiida was asked to design burkinis for the surf lifesavers, it was a powerful sign of inclusion, she recalls. "The Muslims themselves were so happy that the Western world accepted it.

French court overturns rule that would have allowed the wearing of burkinis in swimming pools on grounds it would 'seriously undermine secularism' A French administrative court has suspended the ...

He was handed over to Bulgarian authorities on July 28 and France issued a European arrest warrant. (AFP) PARIS, Aug 17, (RTRS): Ten Muslim women wearing burkinis to the beach have been apprehended by ...

Third, burkinis are, many would say, a symbol of marginalization, put in place to protect men from seeing women. A culture that desires to empower women has encountered a bit of a paradox.

What people are saying about ‘burkinis’ in France By Alexandra Zavis Aug. 18, 2016 8:20 AM PT ...

Grenoble in southeastern France became the second city in the country to allow the wearing of burkinis – worn by some Muslim women – following a modification to swimwear rules for public pools ...

These women, who both wear the hijab, insist burkinis have nothing to do with Islamist extremism. The mayor agrees. Extremists would never allow their wives to go to a pool, the women explain.

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Burkinis aren't showing up at the beaches on either side of the English Channel yet, but the thought that the full head-to-ankle swimsuit might catch on among Muslim women in Europe has sparked ...