The burkini ban is illegal and France's top court has suspended it.

France’s top court suspends ‘illegal’ burkini ban that ‘breaches fundamental freedoms’

Tuesday, August 30th, 2016

The burkini ban controversy continues in France.

A French court on Friday (Saturday NZ Time) suspended a ban on full-body “burkini” swimsuits imposed by a Mediterranean resort that has angered Muslims, feminists and civil liberties campaigners.

The Council of State’s ruling against Villeneuve-Loubet is expected to set a precedent for the dozens of other French towns that have also laid down such bans.

But it is unlikely to put an end to a controversy that has shown the difficulties France has had integrating its Muslim population.

The issue also highlights the problems Muslims in France have experienced following a series of deadly attacks carried out by Islamist militants against the public in the past 20 months, including in Paris and Nice. Read more

Related Posts:

Additional reading

News category: News Shorts, World.

Tags: France

Analysis and Comment
- Love driven Church reform is beyond the documents
  
  The synodal process within the Catholic Church demands a profound call to love that resonates at the very heart of Synodal discussions and decisions. This period of reflection and dialogue, aimed at rejuvenating and reforming the Church, must fundamentally be Read more
- “Apprentice” deacons disrespect diaconate and priesthood
  
  In an October 2023 interview, Cardinal Robert McElroy of San Diego and Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago said that the General Assembly of the Synod on Synodality raised the question of “reimaging” or “revisioning” the diaconate as a whole. It Read more
- Can social investment shift the dial on welfare and wellbeing?
  
  “The period over the next few years scares the hell out of me, quite frankly,” says social services expert Professor Michael O’Brien. Poor outcomes predicted “We’ve seen a series of decisions taken around benefit levels, around Working for Families, and Read more
- Anti-genocide college protestors inspire moral courage
  
  With over 34,000 Palestinians killed in Gaza– 14,000 of them children – hospitals bombed, churches attacked – including Holy Family Catholic Church – elementary schools and universities destroyed, water and sanitation facilities demolished, ambulance and medical aid convoys fired upon, Read more

Search CathNews

Search for:
CathNews
is free

First Name:

Last Name:

Email:
Great Reads