A halal supermarket in France has been ordered to start selling pork and alcohol or face being shut down.
Good Price discount store in north-west Paris has been accused of breaching the conditions of its lease by not acting as a general food store, the local housing authority has claimed.
It argues that the local community in Colombes are not being served properly at the shop if no pork or alcohol products are sold there.
[...] The shop is allegedly prioritising a certain group within society which breaches the country's principles, the authority said.
Source: Metro
The mayor of Cannes in southern France has banned full-body swimsuits known as "burkinis" from the beach, citing public order concerns.
David Lisnard said they are a "symbol of Islamic extremism" and might spark scuffles, as France is the target of Islamist attacks.
France is on high alert following a series of incidents including July's truck attack in nearby Nice.
Anyone caught flouting the new rule could face a fine of €38 (£33). They will first be asked to change into another swimming costume or leave the beach.
Source: BBC News
(Score: 3, Funny) by Magic Oddball on Sunday August 14 2016, @07:13AM
Kyrgyzstan has the same conflict [bbc.com], except their traditional feminine attire looks like a colorful version of a nun's habit. Their president's not picky about what women wear as long as it's not Islam-linked, though: “Our women have been wearing miniskirts since 1950s, and they never thought about wearing an explosive belt. You can wear even tarpaulin boots on your head, but do not organise bombings.”
(Maybe it's just me, but their president sounds like a modern-day Monty Python character — I can just imagine one of them telling the camera, "I've been wearing a miniskirt since the 50s, and I've never thought about wearing an explosive belt!")
The underlying problem, of course, is that traditional Kyrgyz culture is rapidly being displaced, with 80% of the population now Muslim — which is much of what I think France is attempting to prevent.