burkini

A woman dressed in a burkini walks in the water by the beach in Alexandria, Egypt. Giorgio Montersino/CC-flickr
A woman dressed in a burkini walks in the water by the beach in Alexandria, Egypt. Giorgio Montersino/CC-flickr

A type of swimming suit that covers the arms, legs and hair and is worn by some Muslim women. Burkini is a mix of the words burqa and bikini.

Some Muslim women choose to cover these parts of the body to demonstrate modesty and faith.

In the summer of 2016, after a series of terrorist attacks on French communities, some towns in France banned women from wearing a burkini on public beaches or in the sea.

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