Amnesty International is urging French lawmakers to reject a bill to ban religious clothing and symbols, including headscarves, during competitions, saying it is discriminatory.

French authorities double down on ‘discriminatory’ hijab ban in sport - French lawmakers will this week debate a bill that ...

Defended by French Prime Minister Manuel Valls as a countermeasure against “a political project … to perpetuate female servitude,” the burkini ban and its enforcement have angered millions ...

This has renewed the debate over the banning of the burkini by dozens of French towns and villages, mostly in the south of France.

Experts comment on the decision of 30 French cities authorities' to ban burkini - a full-body swimsuit - from the local beaches MOSCOW, August 29. /TASS/. France’s heated debate over whether ...

because you see that going with it [a burkini] is not innocent, it’s sending a message.” Sebbag’s defense follows criticism of the ban by some left-wing Jews, including by the Jewish French ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Protestors gathered outside the French embassy in London calling for a repeal of the laws banning burkini swimsuits. The demonstration came as London mayor Sadiq ...

The burkini is an Islamic swimming garment. French Premier Manuel Valls earlier ... of towns in the Mediterranean coast announced a ban, citing security concerns following a summer marred by ...

from saying it contradicted French values. Geneva made moves to ban the burkini in swimming pools at the end of 2017, with Germany and Austria also exploring the idea. Remember, this is a piece of ...

from saying it contradicted French values. Geneva made moves to ban the burkini in swimming pools at the end of 2017, with Germany and Austria also exploring the idea. Remember, this is a piece of ...

RACISM and Islamophobia continue to rise across Europe and the US. Recently the Mayor of Corsica Ange-Pierre Vivoni became the latest French mayor to ban “burkinis” — swimming costumes that cover the ...