i'm michelle henery.t's summer here on the continent, which for many of us means beaches, bronzing and burkinis? the head to foot swimsuit popular among a small group of devout muslim women has now been banned from three beaches in france after complaints. in one of our reports we see again how some muslim women's sartorial decisions are making the people in an austrian tourist town uncomfortable. every summer, the austrian village zell am see receives tens of thousands of arab tourists drawn by the cool temperatures and snow capped slopes. but many of the locals feel a sense of unease about these

visit ncicap.org] ♪ michelle: hello, and welcome to "focus on europe," i'm michelle henery.it's summer, one of today's stories that really stands out to me is about a resort in italy, where male and female sun-seekers are separated by a wall. sound old-fashioned? well, it's a hit with the locals. we'll hear from them later. on a much more serious note, we head to corsica, where attacks against muslim residents are on the rise. some young nationalists say they're taking the law into their hands. older nationalists, who have sworn off violence, want all of the island's diverse communities to live peacefully. the mediterranean island of

i'm michelle henery. thank you for joining us. we've got a special program for you today where we take a closer look at how fear now dominates the lives of people across the continent. from fear of terrorism and divided societies to fear of the loss of democracy. the recent attempted coup in turkey quickly collapsed with soldiers surrendering their weapons. a short time later peace had returned to istanbul's taksim square with every day normality resuming. but whether democracy is safe now in turkey remains doubtful, say civil rights activists. turkey is in the midst of picking up the pieces from a failed military coup.

♪ michelle: hello, and welcome to "focus on europe," i'm michelle henery.s it's summer, one of today's stories that really stands out to me is about a resort in italy, where male and female sun-seekers are separated by a wall. sound old-fashioned? well, it's a hit with the locals. we'll hear from them later. on a much more serious note, we head to corsica, where attacks against muslim residents are on the rise. some young nationalists say they're taking the law into their hands. older nationalists, who have sworn off violence, want all of the island's diverse communities to live peacefully. the mediterranean island of corsica is home to the national liberation front -- a militant group which has long fought for independence from french rule. initially violent, in recent years it has adhered to a ceasefire. but a young splinter group has found a new enemy and wants to take up arms in their fight. reporter: corsican arnaud seassari, who sees himself as a youth icon and entertainer, posts pithy comments on the internet. his posts also refer to terror attacks l

i'm michelle henery.t's summer here on the continent, which for many of us means beaches, bronzing and burkinis? the head to foot swimsuit popular among a small group of devout muslim women has now been banned from three beaches in france after complaints. in one of our reports we see again how some muslim women's sartorial decisions are making the people in an austrian tourist town uncomfortable. every summer, the austrian village zell am see receives tens of thousands of arab tourists drawn by the cool temperatures and snow capped slopes. but many of the locals feel a sense of unease about these visitors. some complain about how the women dress and say they shouldn't walk around so covered up. we have that and much more coming up later in the show. but first we go to ukraine. ever since russia's annexation of the crimean peninsula two years ago and the subsequent military conflict in eastern ukraine, tensions have been extremely high between the two countries. the fragile ceasefire that was in place may

i'm michelle henery. thank you for joining us. we've got a special program for you today where we take a closer look at how fear now dominates the lives of people across the continent. from fear of terrorism and divided societies to fear of the loss of democracy. the recent attempted coup in turkey quickly collapsed with soldiers surrendering their weapons. a short time later peace had returned to istanbul's taksim square with every day normality resuming. but whether democracy is safe now in turkey remains doubtful, say civil rights activists. turkey is in the midst of picking up the pieces from a failed military coup. fingers continue to be pointed at who may have masterminded the effort. turkey's military has long viewed itself as the guardian of secular democracy, having already intervened in three previous coups since the sixties. we went to istanbul to speak with a man who lived through the last successful coup. he warns that in events like these, no one wins. >> last week's dramatic events have brought back memories. celale

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i'm michelle henery.'s summer here on the continent, which for many of us means beaches, bronzing and burkinis? the head to foot swimsuit popular among a small group of devout muslim women has now been banned from three beaches in france after complaints. in one of our reports we see again how some muslim women's sartorial decisions are making the people in an austrian tourist town uncomfortable. every summer, the austrian village zell am see receives tens of thousands of arab tourists drawn by the cool temperatures and snow capped slopes. but many of the locals feel a sense of unease about these visitors. some complain about how the women dress and say they shouldn't walk around so covered up. we have that and much more coming up later in the show. but first we go to ukraine. ever since russia's annexation of the crimean peninsula two years ago and the subsequent military conflict in eastern ukraine, tensions have been extremely high between t the two countries. the fragile ceasefire that was in place ma