Forget football, hockey and cricket: policing what women wear at work and at play is the world's most popular sport.
It always has been. But the sexist and racist obsession with how women cover their head and their bodies has reached new heights in the summer of 2021.
Partly it's the season. As women head to the beach or swimming pools across Europe, some daring to wear the much-feared burkini, there's the traditional explosion of anger at Muslim women's assault on the Back our independent journalism by becoming a supporting memberGet EU news that matters
Shada Islam is an independent EU analyst and commentator who runs her own strategy and advisory company New Horizons Project.
Shada Islam is an independent EU analyst and commentator who runs her own strategy and advisory company New Horizons Project.