French Muslims See Burkini Politics Spiraling Out of Control
A woman wearing a burkini takes a dip in south of France on Aug. 15, 2016.
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French Muslim leaders Wednesday said they worry that the debate about beachwear for Muslim women is spiraling out of control, a week after Prime Minister Manuel Valls backed a ban on the so-called Burkini on some beaches along the Cote d’Azur.
Muslims “are worried about the way the public debate is turning,” Anouar Kbibech, president of the French Muslim Council said in a press release. “A few days ago a woman was fined just for wearing a headscarf on a beach in Cannes.”