#  France, the burkini and 'a battle of cultures' - SpokaneFāVS 

 





August 27, 2016

 

 

> PARIS (Reuters) – French Prime Minister Manuel Valls defended a ban on burkinis in more than a dozen coastal towns on Thursday, saying France was locked in a “battle of cultures” and that the full-body swimsuit symbolized the enslavement of women.

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