Source: Huffington Post
Harry Potter author JK Rowling has taken a swipe at former French presidentNicolas Sarkozy after he added fuel to the burkini ban row.
Sarkozy, who this week announced he is running for the presidency again in next spring’s election, declared the very act of wearing the full-body swimsuits favoured by some Muslim women a “provocation” that supports radicalised Islam.
His comments came in the wake of an uproar over photographs of a woman lying on a Nice beach, surrounded by four armed police officers and being urged to remove some of her clothing in order to comply with the burkini ban.
Rowling was quick to respond, acidly retorting: “So Sarkozy calls the burkini a ‘provocation’. Whether women cover or uncover their bodies, seems we’re always, always ‘asking for it.’”
During his TF1 channel interview on Wednesday, Sarkozy added: “We don’t imprison women behind fabric” and Muslim people shouldn’t “impose their differences on the majority.”
So Sarkozy calls the burkini a ‘provocation.’ Whether women cover or uncover their bodies, seems we’re always, always ‘asking for it.’
The 61-year-old insisted that Muslims in France are French people “exactly like any other ones” but, when living in the country, they must “assimilate” the French language and way of life, the French regions and the history of France.
The 34-year-old woman who sparked the debate has been named by French news agency AFP as Siam.
Categories: Europe, France, Hijab, The Muslim Times
The burkinl is the most disgusting on the beach. People go to the beach for the fresh air and the sun. The burkini is suited to Alaska.
what is your problem? We are not forcing you to wear it.