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CBC News Network's Hannah Thibedeau speaks with human rights research Rim-Sarah Alouane on what is at stake with the burkini ban for Muslim women in France.

My interview with Hannah Thibedeau for CBC News Network. I discuss the legal dimensions of the burkini ban for Muslim women in multiple cities in France.

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France might be having an Identity Crisis and the Burkini Ban is simply a symptom.

France is worried about a swimsuit. Very worried.

Here’s an explainer we put together that delves into how the burkini became a symbol of the fight for France’s future.

What Is The Burkini?

The burkini is a full body swimsuit that allows Muslim women to swim while still wearing a burqa-like garment. It was invented by a Lebanese Australian designer, Aheda Zanetti.

French towns along the Riviera began to ban the clothing this summer, using a variety of explanations, from the garment’s allegedly overt religious affiliation, to its link to an extremist religion that has perpetuated terror attacks on the country, to the claim that the garment actually oppresses the women who choose to wear it.

The bans were ruled unconstitutional on the grounds they violated freedom of religion and freedom of expression by a high court, but many of the towns have said they will continue to fight to keep the bans on other grounds.

Read More: Burkini Ban Suspended by Judge in France

Is The Burkini Ban Legal?

As quickly as the mayors of French beach towns instituted bans, civil rights groups fought the bans in court, raising the issue of whether French law allowed the government to dictate clothing.

Two different French courts found two different answers to that question, and the conflict between them highlights a fundamental disagreement over how the French view freedom of religion, freedom of expression, and equality.

Feminists in France are divided, too.

“Some say the state shouldn’t have any right to tell women what to do with their bodies and there are others who say covering up is a patriarchal imposition on women, and patriarchy, wherever it comes from — Muslim clerics, fathers or brothers — shouldn’t be allowed. So you have really opposite understandings,” Berenson said.

So What Will Happen Next?

The decision by Corsica’s mayor to keep the ban in place could lead to another court challenge, and France’s legal system could be forced once again to grapple with which laws and values it wants to uphold. Meanwhile, the French presidential election will be held in April and May of 2017, right before the weather warms and right before, of course, burkini season.

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One topic that is gaining controversy worldwide is the use of the burkini, a type of swimsuit designed for Muslim women.

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Burkini Ban Will Not Change Anything The Burkini is not the problem. It's a clash of civilizations. We need to head toward connection between peoples. #MichaelLaitman #Kabbalah #burkiniban #muslim #connection #france #burkini [Reuters footage of beach in Israel]

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Creative solution or ridiculous compromise?

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Burkinis, Muslims, and Atheists - VIDEO

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FUCK THE BURKINI BAN & FRENCH LAWS- WE’RE AGAINST YOUR ISLAMOPHOBIC RACIST HATE. WOMEN CAN WEAR WHATEVER THE FUCK THEY WANT, WHATEVER MAKES THEM FEEL EMPOWERED. WOMEN WILL NEVER WIN. IF YOU’RE A MUSLIM WOMAN YOU ARE DEMONISED & OPPRESSED. IF YOU SHOW A BIT OF FLESH YOU ARE SLUT SHAMED. IT’S MY BODY MY CHOICE!! Pic taken by Liam Thomson. #Burkini #burkiniban #freetheburkini

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"How would you feel if a nun was forced to take her habit off the beach?"

"How would you feel if a nun was forced to take her habit off the beach?"

I think this quote from the comment section says it all - what we forget and need to remember in many aspects of life :   "the key to pluralism is the capacity to understand that you will not understand everyone's choices and do not need to."  (Yvan Vivid)

in context:

"The failure of multiculturalism is in presuming that living in a pluralistic society necessitates understanding the lived experience of the other. To the contrary, the key to pluralism is the capacity to understand that you will not understand everyone's choices and do not need to."  (Yvan Vivid)