The Somali American model was also the first to wear a burkini in the Miss Minnesota USA pageant in 2016. Find out more about the garment — and the controversies it has sparked.

On 'Burkini Island' Muslim Girls Can Finally Learn to Swim. Full-length swimsuits and lessons allow schoolgirls in Zanzibar to learn aquatic safety and experience being in the ocean.

Many residents of Zanzibar, off the coast of Tanzania, can’t swim. A special program at “Burkini Island” is teaching Muslim girls how to swim with the aim of saving lives.

CLIFTON, N.J. — Like most Jersey girls, Sara and Sondos Elnakib loved to go to the Shore. As observant Muslims, they covered up as much as possible, improvising with yoga pants and long-sleeve ...

He added: “If we do not put an end to this, there is a risk that in 10 years, young Muslim girls who do not want to wear the veil or burkini will be stigmatized.” Not in 10 years, Monsieur ...

Sports Illustrated made an announcement this week about its annual swimsuit issue, a hallowed institution that’s been celebrating sand in awkward places for more than half a century: For the ...

Many residents of Zanzibar, off the coast of Tanzania, can’t swim. A special program at “Burkini Island” is teaching Muslim girls how to swim with the aim of saving lives.

Check out this Reuters — video of the new swim wear for Muslim women, the Burkini. It covers everything but the face, hands and feet, but it’s made of waterproof material that won’t weigh ...

When I invented the burkini in early 2004, it was to give women freedom, not to take it away. My niece wanted to play netball but it was a bit of a struggle to get her in the team — she was ...