Fashion, Feminism or Freedom: Dissecting France’s Ban on Burkini

The recent ban and legal rulings on the burkini (Islamic swimsuit) in a number of French towns raises questions about the aims of the policy, as well as the way women’s bodies are used as the ideological battlefield between cultures.

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Main Author: Hedges, Paul
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Format: Commentary
Language:English
Published: 2016
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-833212020-11-01T07:41:13Z Fashion, Feminism or Freedom: Dissecting France’s Ban on Burkini Hedges, Paul S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies Europe Global The recent ban and legal rulings on the burkini (Islamic swimsuit) in a number of French towns raises questions about the aims of the policy, as well as the way women’s bodies are used as the ideological battlefield between cultures. 2016-08-31T07:17:24Z 2019-12-06T15:19:56Z 2016-08-31T07:17:24Z 2019-12-06T15:19:56Z 2016 Commentary Hedges, P. (2016). Fashion, Feminism or Freedom: Dissecting France’s Ban on Burkini. (RSIS Commentaries, No. 219). RSIS Commentaries. Singapore: Nanyang Technological University. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/83321 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/41403 en RSIS Commentaries, 219-16 Nanyang Technological University 3 p. application/pdf
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Fashion, Feminism or Freedom: Dissecting France’s Ban on Burkini
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