J.K. Rowling weighs in, fiercely, on burkini debate
 

J.K. Rowling weighs in, fiercely, on burkini debate
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LONDON — France's controversial "burkini ban" is dominating headlines and dividing social media this week after police made a woman remove items of her clothing on a beach in Nice.*

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Authorities in several towns on France's Mediterranean coast have imposed a ban on the burkini, a swimsuit that covers the torso, limbs and head,on the grounds that the garment contravenes "good morals and secularism" and could incite violence

National treasure and all-round badass J.K. Rowling has joined the debate to make her feelings on the matter quite clear.* Read more...

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