beaches
The case for gender-segregated beaches
By Michele Chabin — June 29, 2018
(RNS) — News that New York City Councilman Chaim Deutsch has rented a city-owned Brooklyn beach for separate male and female swim days is creating excitement among devout Muslims and Orthodox Jews, but critics say the practice amounts to gender discrimination.
In Israel, women-only beach days allow the religious to relax
By Lauren Markoe — August 24, 2016
(RNS) Some French towns have banned the burkini, but in Israel, beaches have long catered to those who want to cover up.
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