French woman threatens legal action over 'burkini' ban
A 35-year-old French convert to Islam has threatened legal action after she was evicted from a public pool for wearing a "burkini" – a veil, trouser and tunic covering that she said allowed her to swim while preserving her modesty. Full Story »
Posted by Kaizar Campwala - via The Guardian (US)
France is a western secular country. If I took my wife to Saudi Arabia or the UAE, she would accept the culture of wearing a veil even though she is opposed on principle. Thousands o muslims are comfortable with the French law. Only those described as fundamentalists have a problem. The job opportunities for me are very good in the middle east but my wife has decided that we are not going. If conservatives can't handle the restrictions in France, perhaps they should make a personal decision as my own wife has done.