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Expert: Burkini in France

Published: 26 August 2016

“France's highest administrative court has suspended a ban on full-body "burkini" swimsuits that was imposed in a town on the Mediterranean coast.” (BBC)

Morton Weinfeld, Department of Sociology, McGill University

I agree with the French court decision today, but the burkini issue is really a symptom of a much deeper issue in France and Europe generally.
—Morton Weinfeld 

Professor Weinfeld holds the Chair in Canadian Ethnic Studies, and directs the minor program in Canadian Ethnic Studies. He’s currently interested in areas of ethnicity and public policy, notably the role of minority-origin professionals in various policy domains.

morton.weinfeld [at] mcgill.ca, cellphone available (English)

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