Advertisement Continue reading the main storyThe Center Against Islamophobia challenged the ban in Cannes, and lost, but is appealing that decision. However, the more important and dangerous point, Mr. Muhammad said, is that there is no legal definition of the burkini. Typically many Muslim women, who do not want to spend 40 to 125 euros for a burkini, wear a T-shirt and long pants. On Saturday, brawls broke out at a beach in Corsica after some beachgoers began taking photographs of Muslim women wearing burkinis, prompting the mayor of the town of Sisco to ban the full-body bathing suits. More recently politicians have begun to compete in further regulating clothing worn by Muslim women.

Source: New York Times August 17, 2016 22:18 UTC