Secular Vs. Religious Muslim Burkini Swimsuits Become More Banned And Red, Setting Off An Alternative Fashion Trend

Burkini came out in 2004, and the name combines burka (Muslim women's full body robe) and bikini. This two-piece swimsuit will wrap the entire body, revealing only the face, hands and feet, and is made of normal swimsuit fabric. Invented by Aheda Zanetti, an Australian female designer of Lebanese descent A swimsuit that does not affect normal swimming, nor does it violate Islamic requirements for women to cover their bodies. Therefore, she founded the Burkini brand, which quickly became popular in the Muslim world.

Hong Kong ’s Ming Pao reported that this unique swimsuit has recently been banned for reasons of “violating the display of beliefs in public places” and “safety and hygiene” in 15 towns in southeastern France under the haze of terrorist attacks. Accused of suppressing Muslims and damaging women ’s freedom. They said, "We have made too many concessions on the issue of secularization."

France has issued similar regulations in six regions, including Cannes. The reason is that "this kind of dressing may cause some social conflicts", and nearly 80% of netizens who voted online support the ban on wearing Burkini.

However, some people came forward, and a wealthy Algerian businessman expressed his willingness to pay a fine for women who were fined for wearing Burkini in support.

Aheda Zanetti wrote in The Guardian on Wednesday (24th), reaffirming that Burkini was invented "to give women freedom." She emphasized that Burkini can be worn by anyone, including believers of different religions, women suffering from skin cancer or just born, is not exclusive to Muslims, and is a free choice for women. She said: "Burkini gives women freedom, and the authorities want this Take away freely? French politicians are just as bad as the Taliban. "

Instead, the ban caused Burkini to attract a lot of attention, bringing a lot of customers and orders, and online sales increased by 200%, Aheda Zanetti said: "This shows that demand really exists."

Turkish sociologist and fashion designer Neslihan Cevik also saw the huge demand for Muslim clothing. In December last year, he launched the Muslim women's clothing brand M-Line Fashion, which provides colorful women's clothing, which is very popular and grows by 20% every month. Swimwear will be launched. Cevik emphasized that modern Muslim women have similar lifestyles to other young women. The only difference is that they are “very passionate about religion”, while Burkini and other Muslim trendy clothing can help them “liberate” and show the true image of modern Muslim women to the outside world.

Cevik pointed out that in recent years, some famous designers, large department stores such as Martha, and mainstream fashion brands such as DKNY have also begun to provide Muslim fashion, indicating that the global Muslim market has huge potential and cannot be ignored.

France has always strictly followed the separation of administration and religion, and banned religion from entering the public domain. It also advocates women ’s rights and believes that it is necessary to protect women from men ’s oppression, and has justified the ban on full-body robes and even Burkini in recent years. But for Muslim women, Burkini solved their dilemma between religious belief and swimming, but the French authorities used administrative intervention to deprive them of their freedom to decide what to wear, making them very dissatisfied.

French politics supports the ban regardless of right or wrong. Prime Minister Manuel Valls stated that Burkini is a symbol of "serving women" and "contrary to the value of modern society." Laurence Rossignol, the Minister of Women ’s Rights, also stated that Burkini and the burqa are “controlling them by hiding women ’s bodies”, endangering social pluralism and women ’s liberation.

However, on Tuesday (23rd), a woman wearing a headscarf in Nice Beach was suspected of taking a gun to urge her to take off her headscarf. After the photos came out, public opinion was in an uproar. Last weekend, three women were fined 38 euros for wearing Burkini on the beach in Cannes.

Women's clothing has always been a battlefield of controversy. At the beginning of the 20th century, western women gradually abandoned the covered high-neck skirt made of wool for swimming, and switched to a one-piece sleeveless short swimsuit, which immediately attracted criticism from the "guardian". Famous Australian swimmer and actress Annette Kellerman In 1907, he was arrested for wearing a "obscene" swimsuit with a close style. Even though it is now regarded as a normal bikini, it attracted the attention of mainstream society when it was introduced in 1950.

The Guardian pointed out that in the past, the government required women to cover their bodies, but now they think they cover too much. These dissatisfaction often reflect social fears and anxieties about changes in gender, race, and class. Nowadays, people feel weak about terrorist attacks, they accuse Burkini, and ignore the value of restricting women's choices and claims.