Vast majority of Germans in favour of burqa ban
Source: The Local A survey found that the vast majority of respondents were in favour of Germany passing a ban on the full-body veil sometimes worn by Muslim women. Teachers’ […]
France’s highest court suspends burkini ban in test case
Source: The Guardian By Angelique Chrisafis Suspension concerns single ban in southern town but is likely to set precedent for other places that prohibited full-body swimwear France’s highest administrative court […]
This Man Is Paying The Fines For Women Ticketed Under France’s Burkini Ban
Source: Huffington Post By Willa Frej, who is a reporter at The Huffington Post based in New York. Fluent in French and proficient in Spanish and Arabic, she focuses on […]
Factbox: Troubled Europe debates burqas, niqabs and burkinis
Source: Reuters Restrictions on face and full-body veils are back in the spotlight in parts of Europe after some French cities banned the burkini swimsuit, saying the garment, which leaves […]
French burkini bans face legal challenge as tension mounts
Source: Associated Press By PHILIPPE SOTTO PARIS (AP) — France’s highest administrative authority is studying whether local bans on full-body burkini swimsuits are legal, amid growing concerns in the country […]
Sarkozy calls burkinis a ‘provocation’ that supports radical Islam
Source: The Guardian By Angelique Chrisafis in Paris and Martin Farrer French presidential hopeful earns sharp rebuke from burkini designer Aheda Zanetti, who says French don’t understand her creation The […]
Muslim YouTuber Spells Out Exactly Why France’s Burkini Ban Is So Problematic
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla; Associate Religion Editor British YouTuber Dina Torkia had a few choice words about the temporary “Burkini bans” that have swept through several French cities in […]
Ban the Burqa, Not the Burkini
Source: Newsmax By Daniel Pipes, who has taught at the University of Chicago, Harvard University, the U.S. Naval War College, and Pepperdine University. Pipes is the author of 12 books […]
French burkini ban row escalates after clothing incident at Nice beach
Source: The Guardian A sign at Ponchettes beach in Nice shows the law forbidding the wearing of clothing such as the burkini. Photograph: Jean Christophe Magnenet/AFP/Getty By Angelique Chrisafis in Paris […]
Police Scotland uniform to include Muslim hijab
Source: BBC Police Scotland has announced women from Muslim communities may now wear the hijab as part of their uniform. It is part of an attempt to encourage Muslim women […]
Court verdict: no niqabs in German school
Source: DW A student in the German town of Osnabrück won’t be allowed to wear her veil to class. The decision comes at a time of heated discussion concerning a […]
Building the case for Nobel Peace Prize for Justin Trudeau
We, in the Muslim Times, are building the case for Nobel Peace Prize for PM Justin Trudeau, given his dedication to all minority groups and human rights for every […]
France’s liberal traditions won’t be helped by the burkini ban
Source: The Guardian By William Hutton, who has written a weekly column for more than 15 years: six years at the Guardian and nine years at the Observer. He is principal […]
Angela Merkel says burqa incompatible with integration — And we agree
Angela Merkel says burqa incompatible with integration in society for Muslim women German leader stops short of calling for a ban on full Muslim face veil but says a balance […]
German conservatives call for partial ban on face veil
Source: Reuters By Caroline Copley and Michelle Martin | BERLIN German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives have agreed that women should be banned from wearing the face veil in schools and universities and while driving, Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said on Friday. The move follows an influx last year of […]
Police in Cannes stop Muslim women wearing banned burkinis
Source: Reuters By Geert De Clercq | PARIS Ten Muslim women wearing burkinis to the beach have been apprehended by police in the southern French city of Cannes in the […]
Are France’s burkini bans sexist, or liberating?
Source: Associated Press By ANGELA CHARLTON PARIS (AP) — Male officials are dictating what women can wear on French beaches — and people across a wide swath of French society […]
French PM supports local bans on burkinis
Source: The Guardian Three French Mediterranean towns have banned the burkini. Photograph: Reuters BY Angelique Chrisafis in Paris Political rows over Muslim women’s clothing have weighed on French politics for more […]
11 Tweets That Sum Up The Absurdity of The Burkini Ban
Source: Huffington Post BY Antonia Blumberg Associate Religion Editor, The Huffington Post There’s a full-fledged political debate going on in France over, well, proper swimming attire. On Sunday, a small town on the island of Corsica became the third city in France to outlaw burkinis, a form of modest swimwear worn by […]
Bikinis? Burqinis? In Cannes They Test Your Swimsuit for ‘Secularism’
Source: The Daily Beast By Christopher Dickey The ban in Cannes of the Muslim bathing suit known as a ‘burqini’ was intended as a statement of secularism. In fact, it’ […]