Readers may recall that on Monday, we triumphantly proclaimed that Egypt had reached a post-burkini ban age. Beachgoers wearing bikinis, one-pieces and burkinis could coexist in peace, we said, noting Mona Eltahawy’s recent New York Times op-ed about tolerance of diversity on the shores of Egypt’s North Coast. Nevermind. Apparently a beach resort official not only asked a burkini-clad woman to leave a swimming pool in Ras Sedr, but when she refused she was verbally harassed by the official, Ahram Online reported on Tuesday. The official is being questioned by prosecutors, who are also attempting to determine if the resort’s regulations include bans on burkinis. The garment originated in Australia, and the question of its legality appears to have become a national obsession in France.

Meanwhile, bikini fever has spread to Israel, where culture ministry officials have taken a tack opposite to that of French officials: They kicked a singer off the stage for wearing a bikini top beneath an open shirt. The story has earned international coverage in the New York Times; Forward has a coverage and a photo of the offender, Hanna Goor, on the day she was booted from stage.