Burkini debate

Burkini

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The city of Nice has joined a growing number of other French resort towns in banning the body-covering burkini swimsuit. Political leaders argue that the swimwear oppresses women and violates France's secular principles. But many see the bans as discriminatory. We talked about it with Lorella Zanardo, writer and activist; Lucia Sorbera, Senior Lecturer at University of Sydney and sheikh Isse Musse, the Imam of the Virgin Mary Mosque in Melbourne.



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