Burka to 'Burkini', Muslim Dress Makes News

Burkini type dress worn for swimming by some Muslim womenA 35-year-old French woman who converted to Islam accused pool officials of illegal discrimination when she was asked to leave a pool in Paris. The London Times reports that her ejection is the latest episode in a battle between fundamentalist Muslims and a state that has banned headcover from schools and may curb face-covering in public.

The police refused to accept the complaint because France has a law that applies at all French public pools. Women must wear swimsuits and men must wear brief trunks rather than shorts, which are said to be more likely to harbor bacteria. Track suits are forbidden on sanitary grounds.

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