London’s Muslim Mayor Who Banned Bikini Ads Blasts France Burkini Ban
The London Mayor called bikinis “body shaming,” but burkas and burkinis are really body shaming.
File this under the “hunchback who can’t see his own hunch.”
“London Mayor Sadiq Khan hits out at French burkini ban during Paris visit,” The Telegraph, August 25, 2016:
Sadiq Khan has hit out at France’s “burkini ban” as he travelled to Paris to discuss integration with his French counterpart.
The Mayor of London’s insisted no one had the right to tell women what they should wear after French police made a woman remove her burkini on a Nice beach on Wednesday.
The case has fuelled the debate over the Islamic swimsuit ban, which has been implemented by a number of towns around France in the wake of a wave of terrorist attacks.
Mr Khan told the London Evening Standard: “I’m quite firm on this. I don’t think anyone should tell women what they can and can’t wear. Full stop. It’s as simple as that.
“I don’t think it’s right. I’m not saying we’re perfect yet, but one of the joys of London is that we don’t simply tolerate difference, we respect it, we embrace it, and we celebrate it.”
The controversial ban is being met with resistance and will come before France’s highest administrative court today.
The Human Rights League (LDH) is appealing a decision by a lower court in Nice which upheld a ban on the outfit by the town of Villeneuve-Loubet.
Mr Khan dded: “We’ve got to make sure that we don’t inadvertently give the impression of being complacent or arrogant because things aren’t perfect in London. If we want to do integration better, we can’t stand still.”
Speaking in Paris this morning he vowed that ties between London and Paris will become closer than ever despite the UK’s Brexit vote.
He met with his Parisian counterpart Anne Hidalgo for talks on trade, security and measures to tackle air pollution.
Mr Khan insisted that the French community in London would “always be welcome” amid concerns about the status of European Union citizens in the UK following the referendum result.
Mr Khan said: “London and Paris are two of the greatest commercial and cultural cities in the world and we have much to gain from working even closer together post-referendum.
“We have a thriving French community in London, who make a massive contribution to the economy and the vibrancy of our city, and I want to reassure them that they’ll always be welcome.
“I’m here in Paris to make it clear that London is open – open to the world, open to trade, open for new business ventures and collaborations, open to new ideas, new talent and people.
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