The burqini ban in 30 French towns has provoked debate worldwide. Photo: AFPThe Local · 25 Aug 2016, 10:10Published: 25 Aug 2016 10:10 GMT+02:00Just under two thirds of French people (64 percent) are against the burqini being worn on beaches, a survey published on Thursday revealed. Meanwhile, 73 percent of Catholics were against burqinis being worn on beaches, compared to 57 percent of those who did not identify with any religion. Ban have been introduced in some local German pools and they have been proposed in Lombardy, an Italian region where the burqa is already banned, despite Italy's interior minister ruling out a national ban. Thursday's Ifop study was a representative survey of 1001 French people, and was carried out between August 22nd and 24th.

Source: The Local August 25, 2016 09:45 UTC