Irish surfing champion Easkey Britton says ‘burkini ban’ is a decision that comes from a place of fear

Five-time Irish surfing champion Easkey Britton, who set up Iran’s first surf school, says the debate over the “burkini ban” centres on control over women.

“The ‘burkini ban’ is a decision that comes from a place of fear and it really concerns me that it is having such an impact.

Again, it’s women who are suffering the consequences. It’s a complex issue but in essence, this is another form of social control of women, with the veil or ‘burkini’ now being used as just another political tool at a time of rapid social change,” she told the Irish Examiner.