Burkini row boosts sales

The public row over the so-called burkini – an all-encompassing swimming costume worn by orthodox Muslim women – has done wonders for sales at the Dutch importers, Woortman Sportswear in Meppel.


‘We are incredibly busy. It is as if everyone wants one,’ owner Dorelies Woortman tells the Dagblad van het Noorden.

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