According to her post, Al Zaim had booked a couple of nights at the resort, where she was spending the holiday with her husband and one-year-old son.

She had bought a full-body swimsuit from Mike Sport, a well-known retailer for professional sportswear. Al Zaim emphasized that her burkini is made of the same material as any other bathing suit.

When she went to the beach, the monitor told her that she could not enter the water as per the resort's policy. Three other employees, along with the manager, then insisted that she get out of the beach.

"I told him the beach is public property and I have not caused any harm," she wrote. "I have the right, like any other Lebanese citizen, to go to the beach."

The manager claimed that he was just applying the resort's policy, which dictates that "only swimsuits are allowed" without clarifying what kind of swimsuits are permitted.

In a call, the resort told StepFeed that it does not permit burkinis and refused to give a clarification.

Al Zaim continued to say that she tried negotiating with the manager, who then offered to allow her into the indoor pool. "There is no sunlight and no one there [at the pool]," according to Al Zaim.

When she told the manager she would spread the word about the incident, he said that the resort is free to do whatever it wants. "In other words, he didn't care," she wrote.

Al Zaim and her family then decided to leave the resort and get a refund.