The Paris Olympics may look fair and inclusive on TV. The truth is much darker
Rokhaya Diallo
From a headscarf ban for French athletes to social cleansing in the capital, these Games rest on a foundation of injustice, says Guardian Europe columnist Rokhaya Diallo
July 2024
French athlete may swap hijab for a cap to avoid Olympic opening ceremony ban
Sounkamba Sylla reportedly reaches compromise after France’s strict laws on secularism threatened to bar her
April 2024
What has 20 years of banning headscarves done for France?
Rokhaya Diallo
This failed policy was sold as a defence of French secularism. Instead it has opened the floodgates of intolerance and become a tool for exclusion, says French writer and activist Rokhaya Diallo
May 2022
France to challenge Grenoble’s move to allow burkinis in public pools
City council votes to allow bathers to wear full-body swimsuit in pools, but government threatens to block move
April 2022
Get ready for a scary fortnight in French politics: a Le Pen presidency really is possible
John Lichfield
The race for the Elysée could end up as a horror story for anyone who cares about the wellbeing of France or Europe, says journalist John Lichfield
August 2018
Danes rally as 'burqa ban' law comes into effect – video
Protests in Denmark as 'burqa ban' comes into effect
May 2018
Burqa bans, headscarves and veils: a timeline of legislation in the west
European states have moved over the years to outlaw Muslim headwear in public
February 2017
Austria’s full-face veil ban is a kneejerk reaction to the rise of the far right
Julia Ebner
In the hope of preserving the status quo the government is enacting a symbolic policy that feeds into identity wars between Muslim and non-Muslim
September 2016
Women’s liberation and the French burkini ban
Letters: I strongly object to the message that the Guardian sends by using the word ‘modest’ in connection with this type of clothing
August 2016
'The beach is a human right': burkinis, blackness and the threat of 'other'
French PM suggests naked breasts represent France better than a headscarf
Women in burkinis and men in suits
Reactions as burkini ban is suspended: 'It doesn't change anything' – video
Nicolas Sarkozy demands burkini ban across France – video
France's burkini ban row divides government as court mulls legality
Burkini ban protesters throw beach party at French embassy in London
Burkini ban protesters stage beach party outside French embassy – video
French burkini ban row escalates after clothing incident at Nice beach
The burkini ban: what it really means when we criminalise clothes
