Burkini bans in France have sparked international outrage. In London, people recently held a "Wear what you want beach party" outside France's embassy. Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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Friday
Sama Wareh walks along a California beach in swimwear designed for Muslim women. The photo is from 2007. Chris Carlson/AP hide caption
Monday
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy says he will try to return to the office. He's pushing hard-line policies on immigration and security. Virginia Mayo/AP hide caption
Monday
A sculpture of a cigarette butt inside Paris' Gare de Lyon railway station in 2012. France's Parliament sought to crack down on health hazards at the time. Another attempt is currently underway to curb smoking, which remains high among French teens. Remy de la Mauviniere/AP hide caption
For French Teens, Smoking Still Has More Allure Than Stigma
Friday
The French Riviera city of Cannes has banned a full-body swimsuit called a burkini designed with Muslim women in mind. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images hide caption
Saturday
Firefighters leave the bar where a fire broke out Saturday in Rouen, France. Kamil Zihnioglu/AP hide caption
Friday
People look at items on sale during the annual Braderie de Lille in 2013. Antoine Antoniol/Getty Images hide caption
Thursday
Those who were helped by Portugal's consul general, Aristides de Sousa Mendes, during World War II assemble outside the former Portuguese consulate in Bordeaux. Sousa Mendes issued 10,000 visas to Jews including Stephen Rozenfeld (center front, in blue), George Helft (center front, in white) and Lissy Jarvik (third from right), before being recalled and dismissed from the diplomatic service. Eleanor Beardsley/NPR hide caption
'Portugal's Schindler' Is Remembered, Decades After His Lifesaving Deeds
Sunday
A Muslim faithful woman sits as she attends a Mass in tribute to priest Jacques Hamel at the Saint-Leu Saint-Gilles Bagnolet's Church, near Paris on Sunday. Thomas Samson/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Tuesday
Two sisters, Majda (left) and Amina Belaroui, answered the call to volunteer for the French military reserves following the recent terrorist attack in Nice. But Majda refused to remove her headscarf, as required under a French law. Amina didn't want to remove her scarf either, but reluctantly agreed to do so. Courtesy of Majda and Amina Belaroui hide caption
A French police officer stands guard by Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray's city hall after a priest was killed and hostages taken at a church in the small town on Tuesday. Police say they killed two hostage-takers in the attack in the Normandy town, 77 miles north of Paris. Charly Triballeau/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Friday
French flags are seen lowered at half-staff in Nice on July 16. The truck attack on July 14 killed 84 people. "I felt coming to celebrate on holiday and people are in mourning didn't seem right," one vacationer says. "But I'm glad I came." Valery Hache/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
In Nice, Residents And Tourists Struggle To Adjust After Attack
Thursday
A woman lights a candle on Monday in Nice, France, near a makeshift memorial for the victims of the deadly Bastille Day attack. Valery Hache/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Saturday
People gather at a makeshift memorial to honor the victims of an attack on Friday, near the area where a truck mowed through revelers in Nice, France. Laurent Cipriani/AP hide caption
NPR's Scott Simon and his family enjoyed the Bastille Day fireworks in Deauville, France. Scott Simon/NPR hide caption