Burkini Ban In France For Current Cultural Research

Controversy Surrounding the Burkini Ban in France

Discuss about the Burkini Ban in France for Current Cultural Research.

The article, “The French ban on burkinis at some public beaches" shows that as the popularity of burkini swimwear started spreading and became popular among the Muslim population in France, as it became a basis for the harsh controversy which started coming up. The use of burkinis had previously been eliminated and restricted as the French argued the burkini violated the country’s secular dress code and weakened the French customs and culture against being radicalized (Abdelaal, 2016). Furthermore, as the ban took effect by the intervention of the police and financial sanctions, the controversial issue had spread throughout the world as various world leaders’ elicited criticism towards the law enacted.

Furthermore, many perceive that the restriction bears a negative impact on France, and any other country that adopts the ban, as it segregates the Muslim community from the daily activities of the society that could result to its members being radicalized and increased involvement in radical events and groups like Al-Qaida. Other states persons submit their proposals to have religion isolated entirely from the citizen's social life and restricting the use of burkinis is an excellent way to counter the regressive activities. The heat from limiting burkini use has escalated hate and attention toward Muslim people, especially the women.

The article, “The French ban on burkinis at some public beaches" by the Editorial Board from USA Today, speaks about a situation towards Muslim women wearing “burkinis” on the beach in France and the plan to ban them. The burkini is a swimsuit that covers up their legs, arms, and hair. It helps them enjoy swimming by enabling the women to cover up and show modesty. The French police are patrolling the beaches and telling the women to do away with their burkinis, and if they don’t, they are asked to leave. These were banned in fifteen towns in France, including Nice and Cannes. One of the top French courts recently overturned on prohibiting the burkinis. Besides, it is not the first time that France has tried to ban any Islamic attire. They have also forbidden headscarves from public schools. Ever since Muslim immigrants have arrived in France, they have a negative attitude towards them. France believes that religion should be separated from the national identity altogether. No court should be this cruel towards one and their faith or what morals they have.

Impact on Muslim Women

One of the assumptions from the article is that here in America we make use of the First Amendment to as a basis for actions against religion. It guarantees freedom about religion and prevents the government from curtailing the rights of one speaking openly. Even if it prevents it from intervening from people’s religion choice, it can still come back to be conflicting. The Supreme Court in America is not fighting to have burkinis, hijabs, or burkas to be banned from here. In addition, just as the article mentioned that America does emphasize the need for the people who believe in various faiths to pretend to conform to rules they are not able to and still be observant while being respectful to other religions. Nevertheless, that is not happening towards the Muslim community. Even if it may have many contradictions, the United States’ way versus the French’s way of forcing secularism is apparently much more suitable. Individuals have the right to practice what he or she believes in their own homes and any religious organization.

Every day you hear something on the news about Islamophobia or something related to that. It is becoming more violent here in the U.S., for example, this week a Muslim woman was burned to death in New York City because she was wearing a burka, which is a veil that covers everything including the face. There have also been incidents where people are fighting the women and trying to remove their masks so their face can be shown. Apparently, our country has seen and gone through terrorist attacks, but you don’t see our government trying to ban Muslims or Islamic faith like the French. Ever since their attacks, that’s one of the biggest and main reasons why they are trying to go forward with these bans.

Being a Christian with the Catholic faith, the clothing issue appears concerning the clothing that Nuns wear. It’s the same thing as they show what they believe in and still showing modesty because of their faith. It is always covering their hair, arms, and legs. The only difference is that they are not hiding their face. I hardly ever hear of nuns being discriminated or disrespected because of how they dress. The same thing goes for the surfer suits and scuba diver suits. These are almost identical to the burkini, and they don’t get a word said to them about it. If that’s the situation, then we should ban all of the clothing that is similar to Muslim wear.

It is questionable as to when America started telling people what to wear or what to believe in concerning religion. The citizens have the right to choose what we want to wear. If the United States started finding women and telling them to take off their swimsuits, that would be contradicting and them abusing the First Amendment and not only being prejudice towards the Muslim women. The French should be happy and okay that there are people showing modesty by covering up and not showing too much out in public since they care so much about how revealing it can be. If France doesn’t accept people showing modesty and covering up, then they should get rid of their nude beaches because they are hypocritical. A Muslim should be able to wear what they want as well as a Christian or Catholic have the same right to wear what they desire. Justice needs to be made from the French court, and hopefully, this never happens in America (Berg & Lundahl, 2017).

The article makes one read about the various perspectives in the world concerning the ban imposed on the use of burkins. The section has the ability to change an individual’s focus on the issue entirely once they learn how the punitive restrictions by the state can shift and alter the societal equilibrium.    

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The article, “The French ban on burkinis at some public beaches" by the Editorial Board from USA Today, speaks about a situation towards Muslim women wearing “burkinis” on the beach in France and the plan to ban them. The burkini is a swimsuit that covers up their legs, arms, and hair. It helps them enjoy swimming by enabling the women to cover up and show modesty

The French police are patrolling the beaches and telling the women to do away with their burkinis, and if they don’t, they are asked to leave. The burkinis were banned in fifteen towns in France, including Nice and Cannes. One of the top French courts recently overturned on prohibiting the burkinis. Besides, it is not the first time that France has tried to ban any Islamic attire. They have also forbidden headscarves from public schools. Ever since Muslim immigrants have arrived in France, they have a negative attitude towards them. France believes that religion should be separated from the national identity altogether. (vox.com) No court should be this cruel towards one and their faith or what morals they have.              One of the assumptions from the article is that here in America we make use of the First Amendment to as a basis for actions against religion. It guarantees freedom about religion and prevents the government from curtailing the rights of one speaking openly. Even if it prevents it from intervening from people’s religion choice, it can still come back to be conflicting. The Supreme Court in America is not fighting to have burkinis, hijabs, or burkas to be banned from here. In addition, just as the article mentioned that America does emphasize the need for the people who believe in various faiths to pretend to conform to rules they are not able to and still be observant while being respectful to other religions. Nevertheless, that is not happening towards the Muslim community. Even if it may have many contradictions, the United States’ way versus the French’s way of forcing secularism is apparently much more suitable. Individuals have the right to practice what he or she believes in their own homes and any religious organization.

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The article makes one read about the various perspectives in the world concerning the ban imposed on the use of burkins. The section has the ability to change an individual’s focus on the issue entirely once they learn how the punitive restrictions by the state can shift and alter the societal equilibrium.

 Reference

Abdelaal, M. (2016). Extreme Secularism vs. Religious Radicalism: The Case of the French Burkini. ILSA J. Int'l & Comp. L., 23, 443.

Berg, L., & Lundahl, M. (2017). (Un-) veiling the west: Burkini-gate, Princess Hijab and dressing as struggle for postsecular integration. Culture Unbound: Journal of Current Cultural Research, 8(3), 263-283.