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France: Government to challenge city council’s decision to allow ‘burkinis’ in its public pools

Name: France: Government to challenge city council’s decision to allow ‘burkinis’ in its public pools
Uploaded: 2022-05-19T18:01:40+0100
Description: The French government threatened to block a city council’s decision to allow the ‘burkini’, a full-body swimsuit, to be worn in its pools. The interior minister, Gerald Darmanin, claimed Grenoble city council’s move goes against the country’s secular values.

Gofran Mohamad

Published date: 19 May 2022 18:05 BST | Last update: 1 year 11 months ago

The French government threatened to block a city council’s decision to allow the ‘burkini’, a full-body swimsuit, to be worn in its pools.

The interior minister, Gerald Darmanin, claimed Grenoble city council’s move goes against the country’s secular values.

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