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| Burkini ban: First French Muslim women fined for wearing garment on beach in Cannes | Burkini ban: First French Muslim women fined for wearing garment on beach in Cannes |
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| Fines have been imposed on women wearing burkinis in the southern French town of Cannes. | Fines have been imposed on women wearing burkinis in the southern French town of Cannes. |
| A ban on the swimwear - popular with some Muslim women because they entirely cover the body – was controversially introduced earlier in August. | A ban on the swimwear - popular with some Muslim women because they entirely cover the body – was controversially introduced earlier in August. |
| The three women, aged from 29 to 57, were with their children at the beach when police officers intervened over the offending garments. | The three women, aged from 29 to 57, were with their children at the beach when police officers intervened over the offending garments. |
| Four of the women were fined €38 (£33) while all were given warnings and told to leave the area, Le Parisien reported. | Four of the women were fined €38 (£33) while all were given warnings and told to leave the area, Le Parisien reported. |
| “They are young mothers or grandmothers, and they do not believe they are criminals,” a local council source told the website. “All were very upset at the way they were treated.” | “They are young mothers or grandmothers, and they do not believe they are criminals,” a local council source told the website. “All were very upset at the way they were treated.” |
| Mayor David Lisnard, caused uproar among Muslim groups by making Cannes the first resort town to impose a ban on the full-body swimsuits. He said: “I took this decision among several other rulings to make sure my city is safe in the context of the state of emergency.” | Mayor David Lisnard, caused uproar among Muslim groups by making Cannes the first resort town to impose a ban on the full-body swimsuits. He said: “I took this decision among several other rulings to make sure my city is safe in the context of the state of emergency.” |
| Mr Lisnard's ruling was challenged, but later upheld in court. A judge said the rule was legal under French law which prohibits people “invoking their religious beliefs to skirt common rules regulating relations between public authorities and private individuals”. | Mr Lisnard's ruling was challenged, but later upheld in court. A judge said the rule was legal under French law which prohibits people “invoking their religious beliefs to skirt common rules regulating relations between public authorities and private individuals”. |
| The judge put the ban "in the context of the state of emergency and recent Islamist attacks, notably in Nice a month ago". | The judge put the ban "in the context of the state of emergency and recent Islamist attacks, notably in Nice a month ago". |
| Cannes is less than 20 miles from Nice, where Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel ploughed a lorry into a crowd which had gathered to watch Bastille Day fireworks, killing 85 people. | Cannes is less than 20 miles from Nice, where Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel ploughed a lorry into a crowd which had gathered to watch Bastille Day fireworks, killing 85 people. |
| Another resort town close to Nice, Villeneuve-Loubet, also banned burkinis on beaches. A newly introduced by-law ruled only clothing that “is respectful to morality and secular principles, and in compliance with hygiene and safety rules” is allowed. | Another resort town close to Nice, Villeneuve-Loubet, also banned burkinis on beaches. A newly introduced by-law ruled only clothing that “is respectful to morality and secular principles, and in compliance with hygiene and safety rules” is allowed. |
| Mayor Lionnel Luca said the prohibition of the garments was for sanitary reasons. “I was told that there was a couple on one of our beaches where the wife was swimming fully dressed, and I considered that unacceptable for hygienic reasons and unwelcome given the general situation,” he told AFP news agency. | Mayor Lionnel Luca said the prohibition of the garments was for sanitary reasons. “I was told that there was a couple on one of our beaches where the wife was swimming fully dressed, and I considered that unacceptable for hygienic reasons and unwelcome given the general situation,” he told AFP news agency. |
| “In France, one does not come to the beach dressed to display one’s religious convictions, especially as they are false convictions that the religion does not demand.” | “In France, one does not come to the beach dressed to display one’s religious convictions, especially as they are false convictions that the religion does not demand.” |
| France has imposed a controversial ban on full-face veils since 2004. | France has imposed a controversial ban on full-face veils since 2004. |
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