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French government moves to block 'burkinis' in public swimming pools

Muslim models display burkini swimsuits at a shop in western Sydney on August 19, 2016. Grenoble's city council voted to allow the burkini to be worn in public swimming pools on Monday 16 May, 2022. AFP - SAEED KHAN

France's interior minister says that he will seek to overturn a rule change in the city of Grenoble that would allow women to wear burkinis in state-run swimming pools.

The all-in-one swimsuit, used by some Muslim women to cover their bodies and hair while bathing, is a controversial issue in France where critics see it as a symbol of creeping Islamisation.

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