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The French Supreme Court ruled against “burqini” in public swimming facilities on Tuesday, but did not crack down on women’s public topless.
The French state council, the highest administrative court of the country, says that permitting Burqini swimwear (a full-length, discreet swimsuit worn by Muslim women) is a law against the country’s secular governance and religious influence. I ruled that it would be a violation.
Shortly after the ban was lifted, it was revived by the administrative court of Grunouble. The State Council’s decision on this issue had been expected for several weeks. Burqini was legalized with topless swimming by the city of Grenoble in May 2021 in response to public protests.
The State Council overturned the lower court’s ruling that allowed Burqini and said it was not suitable for public pools due to the religious nature of clothing and its impact on women’s rights.
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France, the birthplace of bikinis, has long struggled with the standards of women’s swimwear.
In 2016, swimwear was controversial following an Islamic extremist attack on the city of Nice, France. The town began banning burqini, and police officers found Muslim women wearing women who refused to undress or leave the beach.
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France is not the only place where conversations about swimwear and their lack are increasing. Nude laws banning topless women on the beach have been challenged and sometimes overturned throughout the United States.
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model Halima Aden talks wearing a hijab, burqini: “I’m very grateful.”
A Nantucket, Massachusetts At last month’s annual town meeting, a proposal titled “Gender Equality on the Beach” was passed, allowing everyone to be topless on the beach.
The amendment states that: “To promote equality for all, we shall be allowed to be topless on public or private beaches in the town.”
The Articles of AssociationAccording to the WCVB, the proposal by Dorothy Stober, a seventh-generation resident of Nantucket, was passed by gender equality on the beach with 327-242 votes. The next step is for this measure to be approved by the Attorney General’s Office.
Fox News’ Haley Chi-Sing and The New York Post contributed to this report.