Halima Aden has become the first Muslim woman in a burkini to make the cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit. While representation is good, we should be cautious about celebrating the magazine too ...

The 72nd Miss Universe pageant has been full of historical firsts. And that continued as the first-ever Miss Pakistan, Erica ...

A burkini is a full-body swimsuit that covers everything except the face, hands and feet The name is a mix of the words "burka" and "bikini" Unlike burkas, burkinis leave the face free Burkinis ...

The city of Nice has joined a growing number of other French resort towns in banning the body-covering burkini swimsuit. Political leaders argue that the swimwear oppresses women and violates ...

The burkini is a two-piece swimsuit that covers the full body. It consists of trousers and a long, flowing top attached to a hood that covers the head but not the face.

Campaigners persuaded Grenoble's city authority to allow burkinis in public pools last month (file pic) France's highest administrative court has upheld a ban on full-body "burkini" swimsuits in ...

(AP Photo/Daniel Cole) PARIS (AP) — France's top administrative court ruled Tuesday against allowing body-covering "burkini" swimwear in public pools for religious reasons, arguing that it violates ...

The European Court of Human Rights referred the case in which two women complained about the ban on wearing the burkini in a municipal swimming ... to enter the pool in their burkinis, a full-body ...

Learn more about it. When you’re going to the pool or beach, your focus should be on having fun—not on an uncomfortable swimsuit. However, shopping for bathing suits online can easily be an ...

Bikini: A bikini is a traditional two-piece swimsuit that consists of a bra-style top and a matching bottom. Bikinis come in ...

Invented by Australian businesswoman Aheda Zanetti, the burkini has been banned in Nice after the deputy mayor called the swimsuit "politically motivated and incompatible with European culture".