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28 Aug 2016

Huge controversy breaks out as Mangaluru college bans hijab, beard; protests on

Hundreds of people on Sunday gathered in front of a Mangaluru college and protested against the college administration after a ban was imposed on hijab and beard in the campus.

26 Aug 2016

France`s top court to rule on burkini ban

The burkini bans have triggered a fierce debate about the wearing of the full-body swimsuit, women`s rights and the French state`s strictly-guarded secularism.

Nicolas Sarkozy

25 Aug 2016

Nicolas Sarkozy tells comeback rally he would ban burkini across France

Hundreds of supporters waving French flags chanted "Nicolas! Nicolas!" and applauded as Sarkozy, a conservative president from 2007 to 2012 before losing an election to Socialist Francois Hollande, promised to protect the French people.

25 Aug 2016

France`s highest court to rule Friday on burkini ban

The State Council began hearing arguments Thursday from the Human Rights League and an anti-Islamophobia group which are seeking to reverse a decision by the southern town of Villeneuve-Loubet, near Nice, to ban the Islamic swimsuit.

French President

25 Aug 2016

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy terms burkini as 'provocation' that supports radical Islam

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has labelled the full-body burkini swimsuits worn by some Muslim women a "provocation" that supports radicalised Islam, amid a heated debate over a ban on the swimwear in France.

24 Aug 2016

The burkini, the veil, the niqab: what French law says

In 2010, France became the first country in Europe to ban the full-veil with a law banning "the covering of the face in public spaces" which was adopted in October 2010 and applied in April a year later.

24 Aug 2016

Burkini ban: US warns tourists to obey French law

Dozens of French resorts have banned beachwear that "conspicuously" shows a person's religion such as a "burkini" -- a full-body swimsuit for Muslim women.

22 Aug 2016

Canada`s Justin Trudeau defends the burkini

Some lawmakers in Canada`s Quebec province have called for outlawing "burkinis" -- body-concealing Islamic swimsuits -- following bans in at least 15 towns in France`s southeast.

22 Aug 2016

Tribunal confirms French resort`s burkini ban

The Nice tribunal rejected an appeal by two human rights groups, ruling that the ban in Villeneuve-Loubet was "necessary, appropriate and proportionate" to prevent public disorder after a succession of jihadists attacks in France.

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