 Modest swimwear. A woman wearing full-cover swimwear does laps in a pool. Shireen Sabin, founder and owner of the splash cave. 24 years ago I became a scuba diver and then three years after that I became religious and started practicing my faith. I decided to dress modestly according to my faith's principles or some would say I began to wear the hijab. But this posed a dilemma for me because I wasn't sure how I was going to continue scuba diving. Now that was covered up. She works in a studio. This experience really opened my eyes regarding the barriers to water activities that Muslim women in particular and modesty conscious women in general face. That's when I decided I wanted to contribute a solution by expanding the swimwear options in the marketplace from modesty conscious women. Based on the Islamic definition of modest dress I knew the criteria that the swimwear line had to meet and that required fabric that did not stick to the body so it had to be quick drying and it had to become unstuck from the body quickly after exiting the water. The designs had to be cut so that they were not skin tight or revealing and the colors had to be opaque so they were not transparent when wet. When I first set out to design splash gear swimsuits I knew that the concept of full-body swimwear was so alien that my sisters would experience hard stares possibly ridicule or mocking or even hostility. Armed police stand over a Muslim woman interrupting her enjoyment of the French seaside. They seem to order her to remove some of her clothes and forcing the so-called Burkini ban a prohibition of full-length swimsuits now in place in the coastal city of Nice. I am very disturbed that Muslim women have been targeted for their desire to voluntarily dress modestly and their persecution in places such France, Germany and North Africa where full cover swimwear has been banned at the pool. Why have the local mayors been banning the Burkini in the first place? Well mayors have been citing a wide range of reasons some have been citing hygienic reasons for instance a lot of them have said it's a question of public order and security given the current state of emergency that we're still here in here in France in the wake of the terrorist attacks others have gone further though and say that the Burkini is a symbol of religious extremism and thus an insult to France's state secularism. The streets of London dozens of protesters gather to express their outrage. As you can see they've set up a makeshift beach here outside the French embassy complete with inotubes, towels, lots of sand. Organizers tell me this is an act of solidarity. The women ought to be able to make their own choice about what they wear whether that be a Burkini or a Burkini. It makes no difference. Australian designer ahead of Zennetti says these politicians don't understand. She designed one popular take on the Burkini the top the bottom in the hood to promote integration. The Burkini swimsuit was born in Australia you know amongst Australian lifestyle and it was meant to integrate within the Australian society. You know we didn't want to be judged upon by a Muslim non Muslim and so forth. We're just out there to swim. Burkini is back on the beach. The band's been overturned in just one resort on the French Riviera, but it's expected to lead to the lifting of bands in all 30 coastal towns that had it in place. Francis High's court agreed with the argument that the band was a serious and clearly illegal violation of fundamental freedoms. What I would like to see throughout the world is for any woman to be free to cover up during water activities and not be denied her right to participate publicly in water recreation while wearing full covered swimwear.