Burkini’
day at French waterpark draws far-right ire
Only
women wearing all-over swimming garment will be allowed to attend
event in Marseille.
By
Ivo Oliveira
8/4/16, 4:41 PM CET
A French waterpark’s
decision to host an event for Muslim women wearing “burkinis”
provoked outrage from the French Right on Thursday.
A community group in
Marseille organized the event, to be held in September, and only
women wearing the all-over swimming garment will be allowed to
attend, the BBC reported. A note from the organizers said only women
“covered from the chest to the knees” will be allowed to take
part.
“This sort of
event should be banned,” Florian Philippot, senior advisor to
National Front leader Marine Le Pen said, warning of the “risk of
public disorder.”
Stephane Ravier, a
far-right mayor of two other Marseille districts, said the event
“demonstrates that, outside of the comforting words of Muslim
authorities, a certain number of Muslims are deciding among
themselves to break away from our Republican model and put themselves
outside our society.”
“Accepting this
so-called fashion means we accept communalism in our country,” said
Valerie Boyer, from the center-right Les Républicains and mayor of
two Marseille districts.
Boys under the age
of 10, but no men, will be allowed to attend the burkini day.
France was the first
European country to ban the full-face Islamic veil in public places,
but it is legal to wear Islamic dress.
Authors:
Ivo Oliveira
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