#  ‘Burkini’ Inventor Says Sales Have Skyrocketed on Heels of Controversy - The New York Times 

 





August 27, 2016

 

 

> HONG KONG — The woman credited with creating the so-called burkini said the controversy over efforts to ban the full-body bathing suit worn by some Muslim women has helped bolster demand for her invention, which she said was not meant to be a political statement.

Source: *[‘Burkini’ Inventor Says Sales Have Skyrocketed on Heels of Controversy - The New York Times](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/25/world/australia/burkini-ban-france-aheda-zanetti.html)*



 

 

 



 

 See also:- [ Discrimination/Accomodation ](/news-stories/discriminationaccomodation)
- [ Islamophobia ](/news-stories/islamophobia)
- [ Headscarf Controversies ](/news-stories/headscarf-controversies)
- [ Islam in Europe ](/news-stories/islam-europe)
- [ Islam ](/religions/islam)
- [ International ](/tags/international)
 
 

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