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Supreme Court France must rule in controversial burkini issue

16-06-2022

Western Europe

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Supreme Court France must rule in controversial burkini issue

Women wearing burkinis. Photo EPA, Mohamed Messara

Western Europe

In the coming days, the French Supreme Court will look at the burkini issue. It will have to decide whether the swimming clothes, worn mainly by Muslim women, are allowed in public swimming areas or not. The matter is controversial in the country.

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