The French ban on the burkini has been hitting the headlines all week after police officers armed with pepper spray and batons marched onto a beach and ordered a woman to strip off. Following the incident, women across the world are coming out in solidarity with other women -
Muslim or not - for them to be able to be free to wear what they want on the beach. Standing in solidarity with French women, these Instagrammers have posted pictures of themselves enjoying the beach in their modest swimwear for all to see. Mariem, pictured above and thought to be from Tunisia, used the hashtags #burkini and #girlpower when posting this image on Instagram of her in the sea to show solidarity +8 Mariem, pictured above and thought to be from Tunisia, used the hashtags #burkini and #girlpower when posting this image on Instagram of her in the sea to show solidarity Firda Shafie, on Redang Island in Malaysia, says on Instagram: 'Its been too long, I need a beach day' as she relaxes on the sand +8 Firda Shafie, on Redang Island in Malaysia, says on Instagram: 'Its been too long, I need a beach day' as she relaxes on the sand Hera, who goes by the Instagram handle @superhera_, in Jakarta, Indonesia, posted a picture of herself swimming in her modest swimwear. She used the image to express her view on the burkini-ban in France, saying: 'Look, that's me with a full swimsuit that covers my hair and named burkini lately. 'I'm a Moslem, I'm a good swimmer, I can roll back perfectly under water, I can swim for hours. 'Now France want to ban burkinis in public beaches because it's considered disruptive to public order? Do you think I would be thinking something political as I dive in the water? Hey I would even forget my job as I swim. 'Seriously mister, maybe you need to go out on a picnic. Do you even know how fun it is swimming and playing at the beach? Moslems know how to have fun too you know, stop being so small minded!' Hera, in Jakarta, Indonesia, posted the picture above to prove a point about how this swimwear allows her to 'roll back perfectly under water' and that she can 'swim for hours' +8 Hera, in Jakarta, Indonesia, posted the picture above to prove a point about how this swimwear allows her to 'roll back perfectly under water' and that she can 'swim for hours' Pictured in Taba, Egypt, Omneya showed off her snorkelling skills and the freedom that she is allowed in being able to wear a burkini +8 Pictured in Taba, Egypt, Omneya showed off her snorkelling skills and the freedom that she is allowed in being able to wear a burkini She made sure to reiterate her beliefs, saying: 'Honor people's freedom to choose. If one can freely choose to go nude, people who choose to cover his/her bodyparts should be free to do that as well.' Instagrammer @hajasulaimanCuz agrees, saying she wears her burkini with 'dignity and poise' and declares: 'Cut it out France.' Instagram user @yogijabi posted an open letter to France in her picture caption: 'Dear France, my dress code on the beach is MY dress code on the beach. 'It doesn't represent Islam, it doesn't represent an ideology, it doesn't represent any religion or belief. 'It's simply what I'm comfortable with wearing while I enjoy being in one of my favourite environments. The Beach. Instagrammer @hajasulaiman, believed to be in California, says 'Cut it out France' and let her 'slay in my burkini with dignity and poise!' She then used the hashtag #mybodymyrules +8 Instagrammer @hajasulaiman, believed to be in California, says 'Cut it out France' and let her 'slay in my burkini with dignity and poise!' She then used the hashtag #mybodymyrules Atin, believed to be in Indonesia, captioned her Instagram picture: 'Don't ban our #burkini please!' +8 Atin, believed to be in Indonesia, captioned her Instagram picture: 'Don't ban our #burkini please!' 'I will not apologize for that, but you owe an apology to humanity and the world for your blatant hypocrisy and disrespect for freedom of choice.' Husna Miah from Marseille, France defied the burkini ban in her country by continuing to wear it to the beach, saying: 'There seem to be quite a few people wearing it Marseille luckily, I didn't even think about the ban!' Women in bikinis took to the streets outside the French Embassy as London mayor Sadiq Khan slammed France's burkini ban. While Khan, London's first Muslim mayor, got involved in the burkini debate, Muslim women emptied bags of sand outside the embassy in Knightsbridge and made their own make-shift beach. Yogijabi, in Nice, South of France, wrote a letter to France in her photo caption, starting it with: Dear France, my dress code on the beach is MY dress code on the beach' +8 Yogijabi, in Nice, South of France, wrote a letter to France in her photo caption, starting it with: Dear France, my dress code on the beach is MY dress code on the beach' The crowd, with young children in toe, were seen holding placards, chanting and posing in various states of undress as they made their voices heard. Khan was another unafraid to speak out against the controversial move by French officials. Prior to his trip to Paris to meet mayor Anne Hidalgo this morning, he told the Evening Standard: '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.' Husna Miah from Marseille, France defied the burkini ban and went out anyway - wearing her modest swimwear with pride +8 Husna Miah from Marseille, France defied the burkini ban and went out anyway - wearing her modest swimwear with pride The burkini was first created in 2004 after designer Aheda Zanetti felt as though she missed out on various sports growing up.
She previously told FEMAIL: 'I wanted to create something that would blend in with the Australian lifestyle and allow for modesty.' She also said: 'I did this for integration, I did it to make sure that nobody was missing if they chose to cover up.' She believes the towns that are banning the burkini don't understand the true purpose of the swimwear. 'Have they misunderstood?' she asked. 'I introduced the burkini for integration, for freedom, and they’ve used it in a negative way. Marnie Simpson goes bra-less in sheer jumpsuit as she shares romantic reunion with Lewis Bloor on CBB final... and brands him 'The One'
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