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UK Non-Muslims Endorse Modest Burkini
Designed originally for Muslim women to practice their favorite sport, the burkini, a head-to-toe swimming suit, is gaining more popularity among non-Muslims in Britain. ”The first few years were a…
Burkinistrid kan udfordre Frankrigs forfatning
Den britiske designer Kausar Sacranie og hendes virksomhed Modestly Active står bag den muslimske badedragt burkinien, der er blevet forbudt flere steder Frankrig. Foto: Leonora Beck/AP Den kropsdækkende muslimske…
French court suspends burkini bans
(CNN) French mayors do not have the right to ban burkinis, the French Council of State ruled Friday, suspending the bans already in place in a number of French cities and…
France’s top administrative court overturns burkini ban
PARIS – After a month of intense national scandal and heightened international outrage, France’s highest administrative court, the Conseil d’Etat, on Friday overturned the burkini ban in a coastal…
The British Designer Who Made The Burkini Worn By Nigella Lawson
Aisha Gani / BuzzFeed Among businesses selling hijabs and entrepreneurs selling chocolate-covered dates, designer Kausar Sacranie is talking to the women huddled around her stall at a Muslim lifestyle festival…
Sales spike for burkini makers after French crackdown
Often worn by Muslim women to adhere to Islamic dress codes, burkinis are at the heart of a fierce debate over the French government’s ability to decide what people can…