France’s burkini ban could not come at a worse time

Citation

McQueen F (2016) France’s burkini ban could not come at a worse time. The Conversation. 24.08.2016. https://theconversation.com/frances-burkini-ban-could-not-come-at-a-worse-time-64249

Abstract
First paragraph: Images of armed police confronting a woman in Nice, apparently forcing her to remove some of her clothing, have added fuel to the already combustible debate over the prohibition against women wearing burkinis on many beaches around France.  Access this article on The Conversation website: https://theconversation.com/frances-burkini-ban-could-not-come-at-a-worse-time-64249  This article was re-published on both the New Statesman website: http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/religion/2016/08/france-s-burkini-ban-could-not-come-worse-time and on the Newsweek website: http://europe.newsweek.com/frances-burkini-ban-makes-no-sense-493415?rm=eu  It can be read in French at: https://theconversation.com/burkini-une-polemique-qui-survient-au-pire-moment-64398

Notes
This article was published in French at: https://theconversation.com/burkini-une-polemique-qui-survient-au-pire-moment-64398 It was re-published on both the New Statesman website: http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/religion/2016/08/france-s-burkini-ban-could-not-come-worse-time And on the Newsweek website: http://europe.newsweek.com/frances-burkini-ban-makes-no-sense-493415?rm=eu

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