A court in Germany has ruled that a Muslim schoolgirl should take part in mixed-sex swimming lessons.
Her parents had insisted that the girl, 13, not take part in swimming lessons at her school in Frankfurt.
Some Muslim parents say that such lessons run contrary to Islamic principles of modesty.
However, the judge in the case said the girl could wear an all-over swimming garment sometimes dubbed a "burkini" in order to accommodate her beliefs.
Some Muslim girls already wear the garment to take part in lessons.
However, others reject that solution, saying that the garment is clumsy but also that it is unacceptable for Muslim girls to be in close proximity to boys clad only in swimming trunks, the BBC's Stephen Evans reports from Berlin. [BBC] Read more
