To understand the burkini bans in France in summer 2016, our starting  point needs to be based on an assumption of intersectionality. The bans  are not only about religion or security, they also involve gender,  sexuality, race, power, and history.

A written version of this episode can be found at:

https://medium.com/religion-bites/burkini-bans-in-france-its-all-about-intersectionality-e81a9b1714ef