State Council, which is the highest organ of administrative justice in France, suspended on Thursday introduced by one of the resorts on the Cote d’Azur burkini ban on wearing on the beach. The suspension is in force until the final judgment.
The verdict relates to the prohibition issued by the authorities of the town of Villeneuve-Loubet on the Mediterranean Sea, but a similar step decided in France around 30 resorts, which provoked a lively national debate and even divisions within the government.
According to Reuters, the court found that the introduction of the ban on wearing burkini in this city is a “serious and clearly illegal violation of the fundamental freedoms of movement, religious freedoms and freedom of the individual.”
Police officers in …
read “
Council of State ruled that any such prohibition must be justified only “evidenced threat” to public order, and therefore must relate to “appropriate access to the coast, bath safety, hygiene and decency.” This means that you can not prohibit burkini guided by the secular nature of the French Republic or the assertion that the garment covering almost the entire body is the symbol of the enslavement of women in Islam.
The ban applies
bans issued by mers do not speak directly about burkini, but require the beaches costumes “appropriate and consistent with morality and secularism”.
writes AFP, many mayors from the south-east of France decided to uphold bans issued burkini. Ruled by the right mayoralty Nice said that will continue to punish the mandates of breaking Muslim rule until the justice system does not invalidate the ban. Also derived from the extreme right-wing mayor of Frejus announced that the ban is still in force.
Hot debate on burkini
The case relating worn by Muslim women swimsuit went to the court at the request of the League of Human Rights whose opinion ban violates basic civil liberties. On the other hand, his supporters point to the secular nature of the French Republic, security issues, and also argue that the clothing covering almost the entire body is the symbol of the enslavement of women in Islam.
The decision will set a precedent – said the lawyer, Patrice Spinosi, representing the League of Human Rights . – Prohibition was a disproportionate attack on freedom of religion, and the mayor had no right to the limit. “
The public debate on the restrictions placed by the authorities of French cities erupted after the information that the police in Nice enforce the ban on wearing the burkini on beach and require women to take off the outfit.
“the Guardian” described the woman dressed in a burkini rested on the beach near the Boulevard des Anglais in Nice, where in mid-July there was a coup, as a result of which killed 84 people.
the pictures taken by photographers AFP see four policemen standing over a woman who takes off burkini. One of them seems to unsubscribe woman mandate.
Witness the events described, the saddest was that sunbathers shouted to the woman, “home”, and some of them applauded the police. – Her daughter began to cry – reported a witness.
What is burkini?
French ban …
read “
Burkina was invented 12 years ago in Australia by coming from Lebanon Ahed Zanetti, who saw a niche market, seeing how uncomfortable is her niece playing ball in the hijab and costume party. She decided to create a beach attire for Muslim women and so created intersection burqa with bikini.
to the French newspaper “Le Monde” Zanetti said she would like to find out “whether French mayors and politicians want to ban burkini, or just Islam.” For her outfit this “symbolizes freedom, healthy lifestyle, confidence, choice that women make. “She added that not all of its clients are Muslim, some do not just want to expose your skin to the sun.
Valls: a symbol of the enslavement of women
the French government seems to be divided ws. burkini ban in some resorts. A native of Morocco’s Minister of Education, Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, said that the debate takes on racist dimension and is used for political purposes. In turn, the health minister said that French secularism does not mean rejection of religion.
Voice ws. Burkini took himself Prime Minister Manuel Valls. – We must wage a decisive struggle against radical Islam, the religious symbols that creeping into public space – said in an interview with French television BFMTV. – For me burkini is a symbol of the enslavement of women.
the long debate ws. outfits Muslim
France was the first country in Europe, which in 2010 He banned the public wearing of Muslim clothing covering the entire body, with only a slit for the eyes, or grid (niqab, burka). During the first five years, more than 1.5 thousand. women got behind it mandates.
On the other hand, since 2004. in the public schools to senior high school, including prohibited is “an outward manifestation of religious affiliation,” which means a ban not only Muslim headscarves, but also visible crosses or yarmulkes. The principle of secular education is enshrined in the French constitution and is getting more votes to extend it to higher education. Similarly regularly returns unresolved in the provisions of the matter of headscarves worn by Muslim women in companies – some entrepreneurs decided to prohibit them.
Author: TMW / I / Source: PAP Reuters
No comments:
Post a Comment