French seaside town bans bathers from wearing burkinis The mayor of Fréjus said burkinis ‘run counter to our fundamental republican principle of secularism
Annual burkini row ‘demonises’ all five million muslims in France Journalist Nabila Ramdani gives her view on the latest ‘Muslim dress’ saga to hit France and how the arguments against the burkini just don’t stack up
Burkini ban mayor is told to pay damages A mayor who banned the burkini from his commune’s swimming pool has been ordered to pay damages after several legal challenges. Burkini debate reignited by small-town ban Burkini party call at Cannes Nice becomes latest resort to have burkini ban overturned
Defiant mayors vow to keep burkini bans Authorities in towns in Riviera and Corsica say they will ignore Conseil d'Etat's decision on Villeneuve-Loubet bylaw
Ban politicians not burkinis | James Harrington The burkini controversy that gripped France this summer has cast the country in an unhealthy, intolerant, light. The mayors of a few resorts implemented temporary bylaws banning people from wearing the full-body swimwear for reasons, they said, ranging from the secular to the sanitary – and included security for good measure.