BBC News and CNN (disable CSS if page appears blank) report that the Council of State, a French administrative court, has suspended the ban on "burkini" swimsuits enacted in the town of Villeneuve-Loubet. The court has not yet decided whether the ban is legal or not. In the ruling, the court said that the ban "seriously and clearly illegally breached fundamental freedoms." Several other towns have recently enacted similar bans.
The Guardian (safe for work) reported on an incident in Nice in which the ban was enforced: police appeared to make a sunbather remove part of her suit.
previously:
The French Solution - or How I Learned to Laugh More (subtitle: Cannes Bans "Burkinis" Over Suspected Link to Radical Islamism)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 28 2016, @03:27PM
Islam isn't the issue, its the right to believe whatever the fuck you want thats the issue. The clothing you wear, whether its a burka or nothing at all, is not "forcing your beliefs" on anyone, its better known as "freedom of expression".
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 28 2016, @03:48PM
To avoid contradiction, list a single Islamic country that enjoys these freedoms.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 28 2016, @05:22PM
> To avoid contradiction, list a single Islamic country that enjoys these freedoms.
Basically all of them. The Saudis are dicks, but they don't proclaim themselves to be anything more than dicks. Being better than one of the most autocratic regimes in the world is nothing to be proud of.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 28 2016, @06:34PM
Really? [wordpress.com]
1/7 - I'm not going through them all.
(Score: 2) by isostatic on Sunday August 28 2016, @07:13PM
Did I read somewhere it's illegal to be topless on a US beach?
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Runaway1956 on Monday August 29 2016, @11:12AM
Another idiot. Muslims don't recognize YOUR RIGHT to believe whatever you want. Once there are enough Muslims in your country, you'll need special permission to build a church. No permission needed to build a mosque, but a church or a synagogue needs almost universal approval of the community. And, you ain't getting it.