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PARIS: A Muslim woman garbed in a head-to-toe swimsuit - dubbed a "burquini" - may have opened a new chapter in France's tussle between religious practices and its stern secular code.
News 2009
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French Pool Bars Woman for 'Burquini' Suit PARIS - A Muslim woman garbed in a head-to-toe swimsuit - dubbed a "burquini" - may have opened a new chapter in France's tussle between religious practices and its stern secular code.
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There is a distinct double standard here, because if the absurd concept of the burquini was a modern American Christian convention, it would be laughed and derided (as it would deserve to be) by all.
Boing Boing 2009
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Muslim woman barred from Paris pool for 'burquini'PARIS - A Muslim woman who tried to go swimming in a head-to-toe "burquini" has been banned from her local pool in the latest tussle between religious practices and secular authority in France.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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Muslim woman barred from Paris pool for 'burquini'PARIS - A Muslim woman who tried to go swimming in a head-to-toe "burquini" has been banned from her local pool in the latest tussle between religious practices and secular authority in France.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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It seems (to me) that the burquini is a metaphor for religion itself.
Boing Boing 2009
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One Italian town in northwestern Piedmont has already banned the Islamic "burquini" from its swimming pools and the full veil from its streets.
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One Italian town in northwestern Piedmont has already banned the Islamic "burquini" from its swimming pools and the full veil from its streets.
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One Italian town in northwestern Piedmont has already banned the Islamic "burquini" from its swimming pools and the full veil from its streets.
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One Italian town in northwestern Piedmont has already banned the Islamic "burquini" from its swimming pools and the full veil from its streets.
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