On the east coast of Africa lies the Zanzibar archipelago ... The full-length swimsuits meant that the girls didn’t feel self-conscious or uncomfortable, she says. They also approached women ...

The girls’ parents told the Jewish Chronicle ... The attack comes during the tourist season in the historic town and after a Zanzibar Muslim leader, Sheikh Fadhil Suleiman Soraga, was ...

"I think white good-looking north London Jewish girls walking around in Zanzibar always make them a target as it's a Muslim country. "It's a beautiful location and it was a trip that was supposed ...

They are believed to have escaped serious disfigurement, Zanzibar’s assistant commissioner of police Mkadam Khamis Mkadam said. He said: “The girls were ... the end of the Muslim holy month ...

Two weeks earlier, Ms Gee had been struck in the street in Zanzibar by a Muslim ... "We know it's a Muslim country, they were Western girls. Unfortunately they went out during the month of Ramadan.

The girls’ families and friends have said the pair were not identifiably Jewish and were dressed appropriately for a Muslim country ... the Telegraph reported. Zanzibar police have offered ...

I think white north London Jewish girls walking around in Zanzibar always make them a target as it's a Muslim country.” Bashir Ismail, of Art in Tanzania, said the girls had argued with a nearby ...

The girls were immediately flown ... for the “shameful” attack. Zanzibar lies about 22 miles off the coast of Tanzania. Predominantly Muslim, the semi-autonomous region has witnessed religious ...

“White good-looking, Jewish girls walking around in Zanzibar make them a target as it’s a Muslim country. The trip was supposed to be special but it has ended in disaster.” Katie’s father ...

In Zanzibar, an island off the coast of Tanzania, daily life centers around the sea, yet the vast majority of Zanzibari girls never learn to swim. An estimated 98% of the population is Muslim.