So, what is the dress code on the sun-drenched strands of the Côte d’Azur? Until this last month it was pretty much according to your taste.
But now, if you are a Muslim woman who wants to cover her body at the beach, whether to satisfy yourself, the man in your life, Allah, your dermatologist, or all of the above, that’s become a problem, and the city of Cannes—famous for its film festival and the starlets flaunting their two-piece splendor—has declared that your outfit, widely known as a “burqini,” is banned. A French court, moreover, has backed that up.
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