Alwaght- An Algerian human rights activist has announced that he is ready to pay for any Muslim Woman who is fined in France for wearing the burkini, a full-length swimsuit that covers the whole body except for the face, hands and feet.
After several European countries, in yet another bid to marginalize Muslims, tried to outlaw burkini, Rachid Nekkaz, a wealthy entrepreneur businessman stepped up to the plate to fighting back with paying the cost of Muslim women's freedom.
"I decided to pay for all the fines of women who wear the burkini in order to guarantee their freedom of wearing these clothes, and most of all, to neutralize the application on the ground of this oppressive and unfair law," Nekkaz said.
Muslim Women who break the controversial law, started on 28 July and runs until 31 August, face fines of €38.
This month, Cannes, a city on the French Riviera famous for its annual film festival, banned the religious swimwear.
In April 2011, France became the first European country to ban public wearing of the burqa, a full-body covering that includes a mesh panel over the face, and the niqab, a full-face veil with an opening for the eyes.
The recent move by French politicians was not their first act to prohibit Islamic attire in public.
The European sate also banned burqa, Type of Headscarves some Muslim women wear, in April 2011.
Those breaking the law, which went into effect under former President Nicolas Sarkozy's administration, face fines of €150 or public service duties.
According to Nekkaz, after the Charlie Hebdo and Nice attacks a few politicians in an "unacceptable, inadmissible and intolerable move," tried to cut the number of freedoms in France.
" I don't accept that these great countries such as France, Belgium, Switzerland or the Netherlands and now Germany, take advantage of this fear of Islam to reduce the number of personal freedoms," the human rights activist said.
German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said this month the country intends to ban full-face veils in any place where identification is required, including in schools or government offices, to promote security and national cohesion.
