List of France articles
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Models clad in burqini swimsuits pose for photos with Australian-Lebanese designer Aheda Zanetti (C) in western Sydney on August 19, 2016. The light-weight, quick-drying two-piece swimsuit which covers the body and hair has been banned from French beaches by several mayors in recent weeks following deadly attacks linked to Islamic jihadists. / AFP / SAEED KHAN (Photo credit should read SAEED KHAN/AFP/Getty Images) Court in Nice: Just Because Our City Was Attacked Doesn’t Mean We Can Ban Burkinis
A court in Nice ruled that just because the city is crippled by fear, it can't ban the burkini.
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A Moroccan woman wearing a "burkini", a full-body swimsuit designed for Muslim women, enters the sea at Oued Charrat beach, near the capital Rabat, on August 17, 2016. / AFP / FADEL SENNA (Photo credit should read FADEL SENNA/AFP/Getty Images) The West Can Have Burkinis or Democracy, but Not Both
Elites can overturn Islamophobic laws, but the public's illiberalism isn't going anywhere.
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Participants protest against continued violence in Gaza at a demonstration organized by left-wing activists on July 24, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. At least 730 Palestinians and 34 Israelis have been killed since the offensive between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip began 17 days ago. One day prior to the demonstration, the United Nations Human Rights Council voted for the launching of an investigation into potential violations of human rights during the conflict. 8 in 10 Germans Want to Ban Burqas From Public Spaces
Germany is inching ever closer to France's ban on burqas.
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Sydney, AUSTRALIA: Australian model Mecca Laalaa wears an Islamic swimsuit by Muslim fashion designer Aheda Zanetti at the Islamic Sport & Swimwear shop in Sydney, 12 January 2007. The new "Burqini" is marketed as the first two-piece Muslim swimwear for women and is attracting customers from North America, Europe and across the Middle East. AFP PHOTO/Anoek DE GROOT (Photo credit should read ANOEK DE GROOT/AFP/Getty Images) French Court to Anti-Burkini Mayors: No, You Can’t Actually Ban Swimsuits.
The reversal on burkini bans began on Friday when a French court suspended the ban in one tourist town.
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 04: Mecca Laa Laa (C) wears a 'Burqini' on her first surf lifesaving patrol at North Cronulla Beach February 4, 2007 in Sydney, Australia. The red and yellow 'Burqini' was specially designed for Muslim lifesavers to allow females to fulfil both their patrolling and religious obligations. (Photo by Matt King/Getty Images) The Winner in France’s Burkini Ban? Its Inventor.
The woman who copyrighted the burkini says profits have increased 200 percent in the wake of criticism.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 19: Canadian Mounties await the arrival of Queen Elizabeth II and Duke of Edinburgh to officially reopen Canada House on February 19, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by ) While France Bans Burkinis, Canada Welcomes Hijabi ‘Mounties’
Muslim women can now wear headscarves while serving in Canada's famous mounted police force.
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A photo taken on June 4, 2015 shows two Muslim women wearing chador as they enjoy their time with other people a beach of Narbne, southern France. The decision by a handful of French mayors to ban the Islamic burkini swimsuit, which covers the body and hair, has divided the country and shocked its neighbours, with critics seeing the prohibitions as profoundly discriminatory. On August 17, 2016, Prime Minister Manuel Valls waded into the debate, saying the garment was "not compatible with the values of France and the Republic" and that he supported towns that banned it. / AFP / Raymond ROIG (Photo credit should read RAYMOND ROIG/AFP/Getty Images) Brigitte Bardot vs. the Burkini
Why are the French so worked up about a bathing suit? Because for France, the beach is more than just a coastline – it’s a symbol of national identity.
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Sydney, AUSTRALIA: Mecca Laa Laa (C) is wearing a full body covering known as the "burqini" and sits on a rescue board together with other Muslim life savers at Sydney's Cronulla beach, 04 February 2007. Australia's first group of Muslim life savers hit the sand of Sydney's beaches a year after the mobs of whites attacked Lebanese Australian's in a bit to "reclaim the beach". AFP PHOTO/Anoek DE GROOT (Photo credit should read ANOEK DE GROOT/AFP/Getty Images) Another Day, Another Burkini Ban in France
A French mayor decided the only way he could quell future beach violence in his town was to ban the burkini.
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GettyImages-73194798 French City of Cannes the Latest to Say ‘Non’ To Burqini-Clad Muslim Swimmers
The French city of Cannes is the latest to decide that burqinis are not welcome on its beaches.
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GettyImages-73014239 This French Mayor Thinks a Muslim Pool Party He’s Not Invited to Will Cause ‘Disorder’
Maybe he’s just disappointed that he wasn’t asked to join.
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TULLE, FRANCE - JANUARY 18: French President Francois Hollande addresses his new year wishes to the French department of Correze on January 18, 2014 in Tulle, France. Francois Hollande also visited the constituency of Correze, the department he headed before the presidential election, where he attended a New Year ceremony. (Photo by Thierry Chesnot/Getty Images) French President: Donald Trump’s Excesses Are Vomit-Inducing
Francois Hollande couldn't hold back from explaining what Trump's comments make him want to do.
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French President Francois Hollande leaves the stage after a speech as part of the ceremonies to mark the 70th anniversary of the Allied landing in Provence, on August 15, 2014 aboard the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier off the coast of Toulon, southern France. Two months after D-Day, the Allied invasion of southern France pushed the exhausted Nazi army back towards Germany and hastened the end of World War II in Europe. AFP PHOTO / ALAIN JOCARD -AFP PHOTO/ ALAIN JOCARD / AFP / ALAIN JOCARD (Photo credit should read ALAIN JOCARD/AFP/Getty Images) France’s War Against the Islamic State Is Not in Syria
François Hollande has taken France to war against Islamist enemies abroad. He should use those resources closer to home.
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Armed French Naval Fusiliers, part of Operation Sentinelle, patrol near the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris on July 20, 2016. / AFP / ALAIN JOCARD (Photo credit should read ) How to Start a Clash of Civilizations
If the Islamic State wants to renew the Crusades by attacking churches and killing priests, Catholic France won’t run from the fight.
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin caresses a Persian leopard cub as he visits the Persian leopard breeding and rehabilitation centre in the National Park in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, on February 4, 2014. A leopard was announced in 2011 to be one of the official mascots of the 2014 Sochi Winter Games. Perhaps the most important vote in Russia's public selection of a new Olympic mascot was cast when Vladimir Putin said he wanted a funky leopard to represent the 2014 Sochi Winter Games. AFP PHOTO/ RIA-NOVOSTI/ POOL / ALEXEI NIKOLSKY (Photo credit should read ALEXEI NIKOLSKY/AFP/Getty Images) Moscow Brings Its Propaganda War to the United States
From Ukraine to Germany, Russia has been meddling with elections for years. Now it’s trying to destroy Hillary.
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PARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 6: French police are seen as thousands of refugees living in the tents are evacuated at the 18th arrondissement of Paris, France on June 6, 2016. Refugees have been sent to a temporary shelter. (Photo by ) The Immigration Crisis Is Tearing Europe Apart
Fear of terrorism, Muslims, and refugees is driving the parties of the right and left further apart than ever before.
