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The burkini was originally designed by Aheda Zanetti ... have to resort to oversized t-shirts and leggings which soak up water and become heavy. There are many types and designs of burkini ...

(JTA) — A senior Paris rabbi defended a string of controversial municipal bans in France on wearing the full-body swimsuit known as a burkini in public. Moshe Sebbag of the Grand Synagogue told ...

FRENCH Prime Minister Manuel Valls voiced support yesterday for bans on “burkini” swimsuits imposed in three resort towns, claiming that they represent the “enslavement of women.” The burkini, a ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Protestors gathered outside the French embassy in London calling for a repeal of the laws banning burkini swimsuits. The demonstration came as London mayor Sadiq ...