Austrian court rules ski resort hotel’s burkini ban is discriminatory
An Austrian court ruled that a ski resort hotel's ban on burkinis was discriminatory. The court rejected the hotel's hygiene-based justification, noting that the garment is made of standard swimwear material.
The burkini covers the whole body apart from the face, hands and feet. It complies with Austria’s law forbidding face coverings in public spaces./Getty Images The burkini covers the whole body apart from the face, hands and feet. It complies with Austria’s law forbidding face coverings in public spaces./Getty Images Austria Austrian court rules ski resort hotel’s burkini ban is discriminatory Hotel did not allow two Muslim women to wear full-body bathing suit, which has become bugbear of European far right
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