June 21 (UPI) --France's highest administrative court is upholding a ban on burqini swimsuits in the southeastern city of Grenoble's public pools, the court announced Tuesday. The ruling reversed a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When I wrote a largely personal, impressionistic piece last week about the burqini, it elicited one of the most charged reactions ...

When I wrote a largely personal, impressionistic piece last week about the burqini, it elicited one of the most charged reactions I’ve seen about anything I’ve written. The piece—or at least one ...

Re: “Burqini bans raise questions of motive,” In Theory, Aug. 24. There is more to this issue than the column discusses. In a perfect world no one would tell women how to dress. This includes the ...

The little storm in a teacup last week in France — burqini or no burqini? — is emblematic of a much larger, existential question: Should a person be free to choose oppression? For the uninitiated, the ...

France’s highest administrative court on Friday overturned a ban on burqinis in a coastal area of the south of France, capping a month of intense national scandal and international outrage. In the ...

The burqini bans have divided France, but they have also left Muslim women in France in two groups, argues a professor who has spent years studying the impact of the burqa. The burqini bans in around ...

The ban on burqinis in French towns will either be completely legalized nationwide or struck down Friday. The State Council, France's version of our Supreme Court, will decide whether one of the ...

Critics of local French bans on full-body burqini swimsuits have filed legal challenges, forcing the country's highest administrative authority to investigate Thursday whether such bans are actually ...

Five French beach towns have recently banned the burqini, a modest swimwear option associated with Muslim women. Officials have cited fears about public safety to justify the policies, noting that the ...

PARIS, Aug. 25 (UPI) --A French court will hear arguments Thursday to overturn bans by 26 municipalities on full-body swimsuits known as burqinis. Most of the offenses, typically involving fines, have ...

Being modest in France is a crime. The burqini is the latest in a long line of Muslim-related-clothing that was recently banned by the French government, which is notoriously known for its bans on ...