ALGIERS // The burqini may have stirred controversy in France, but on the beaches of North Africa, it has made few waves. In Zeralda, a seaside resort in western Algiers, few women dare to wear a swimsuit, let alone a bikini, on public beaches. "The all-body swimsuit is a solution for practicing Muslim women who like the sea." "I love swimming but if I wear a normal swimsuit, people look at me as if I’m a Martian," she says. Siham, 24, is also resigned to wearing cycling shorts under her one-piece swimsuit to "avoid being stared at".

Source: The North Africa Journal August 24, 2016 20:15 UTC