Paris pool bans muslim Burkini – answers
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- What does France struggle with? Islamic dress
- Who was banned from bathing in a swimming pool in France? a 35-year-old woman
- What was she wearing? a Burkini – a head-to-toe swimsuit
- Where did she buy the suit? in the UAE (United Arab Emirates)
- Why did she need it? because she had problems swimming with her children
- How many local pools did she contact? several ‘a number’
- How many pools refused to allow her to swim? two
- Had the pool allowed all-in-one suits previously? it seems so as they said ‘anymore’
- When and where did the Burkini first appear? in 2007 in Australia
- How does the suit prevent embarrassment? it isn’t ‘figure-hugging’ (tight to the body)
- What does the French woman not want to do? to make a political or religious fight
- What rules is she breaking by wearing the suit? hygiene rules