Updated Fri, August 26th 2016 at 16:48 GMT +3A Muslim woman wears a burkini, a swimsuit that leaves only the face, hands and feet exposed, on a beach in Marseille, FranceMarseille: Under the French legal system, temporary decisions can be handed down before the court takes more time to prepare a judgment on the underlying legality of the case. The ban, which spread to more than a dozen coastal towns, had exposed cracks within the Socialist government's unity as Prime Minister Manuel Valls defended it on Thursday while some ministers criticized it. The issue has shone a light on secular France's difficulties responding to homegrown jihadists and foreign militants following Islamist attacks in Nice and a Normandy church in July. It has also made French cultural identity a hot-button issue along with security in political debates as the country switches into campaign mode ahead of a presidential election next April.

Source: Standard Digital August 26, 2016 13:18 UTC