French city closes public swimming pools after Muslim women defy burkini ban in protest

French city closes public swimming pools after Muslim women defy burkini ban in protest

A French city closed two public swimming pools after sevenร‚ย Muslim womenร‚ย รขโ‚ฌล“inspired by Rosa Parksรขโ‚ฌย defied a citywide ban to swim in theirร‚ย burkinisร‚ย on Sunday, despite a heatwave that triggered special measures to protect public health.

Theร‚ย protestร‚ย was part of a campaign dubbed Operation Burkini, launched in May byร‚ย Grenobleรขโ‚ฌโ„ขs Citizen Alliance, which saw burkini-clad protestorsร‚ย break the banร‚ย for the second time in five weeks.

See Independent

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