The burkini may have been designed with Muslim women in mind, but its inventor said they are hardly the only group interested in the modest swimwear. “Over 40 percent of our sales are from non-Muslim ...

Editors note: This blog will be one of three that will appear over the next few months on the subject of laïcité (French secularism). This summer, more than thirty French towns issued bans prohibiting ...

TEL AVIV (Reuters) - In Israel, where it is fair to say Muslims and Jews do not always agree, there is shared confusion and surprise at events across the Mediterranean: the push by French mayors to ...

PARIS (Reuters) - The French government has defended municipal bans on body-covering Muslim burkini swimwear but called on mayors to try and cool tensions between communities. Three Mediterranean ...

CANNES, France – The French resort of Cannes has banned full-body, head-covering swimsuits from its beaches, citing security reasons – a measure some are decrying as a discriminatory anti-Muslim move ...

Since the announcement of an ordinance banning the wearing of burkinis on the beaches of the French Mediterranean city of Cannes in late July, France has been swept up in a new wave of Islamophobia. A ...

Muslim women who want to swim but also look modest have developed a swimsuit that covers their entire body. It has been dubbed a “burkini.” Last month, the mayor of Cannes, the French Riviera town, ...

A beach in France is likely to feature some sights that would shock many Americans, such as bare-breasted women and paunchy middle-aged men in tiny Speedos. Lately, it may also feature a sight that ...

The French government wants abayas -- over-garments worn by some Muslim women -- banned from schools — Nicolas TUCAT France's highest administrative court is to rule on Thursday whether a school ban ...

Once upon a time, a scantily clad lass padding down a beach might cause a riot -- at least of eyeballs eager to extend the sidelong glance. Today, it's the fully clothed woman who overheats the ...