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French pool bars woman for 'Burqini' suit
Updated On: 13 August, 2009 07:37 AM IST | | Agencies
Woman alleges religious discrimination; authorities say it is because of pool hygiene standards, which allows only figure-hugging swimwear
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Woman alleges religious discrimination; authorities say it is because of pool hygiene standards, which allows only figure-hugging swimwear
A Muslim woman garbed in a head-to-toe swimsuit dubbed a burqini may have opened a new chapter in France's tussle between religious practices and its stern secular code.
Officials insisted yesterday they banned the woman's use of the suit at a local pool because of France's pool hygiene standards not out of hostility to the overtly Muslim garb.
Under the policy, swimmers are not allowed in pools with baggy clothing, including surfer-style shorts. Only figure-hugging suits are permitted.
A Muslim woman garbed in a head-to-toe swimsuit dubbed a burqini may have opened a new chapter in France's tussle between religious practices and its stern secular code.
Officials insisted yesterday they banned the woman's use of the suit at a local pool because of France's pool hygiene standards not out of hostility to the overtly Muslim garb.
Under the policy, swimmers are not allowed in pools with baggy clothing, including surfer-style shorts. Only figure-hugging suits are permitted.
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