Posted on 09/12/2004 1:53:38 PM PDT by mastercylinder
(AGI) - Bolzano, Italy, 7 September - Two Muslim women went into a swimming pool fully clothed - wearing a tunic and the veil as their religion demands - to accompany their children as they were bathing. Other swimmers protested to the lifeguard who immediately asked them to get out of the water. This took place at the Lido di Bolzano. The Council has spoken about 'respect for the rules' and 'health reasons'. The leaders of the Muslim community in Bolzano understand the ban on swimming in a chador, but at the same time have asked for women only pools as there are in Muslim countries. The two women, accompanied to Bolzano's lido by their children and a man, after having taken the sun while dressed, wanted to refresh themselves. They approached the pool, to follow their children, entered the water and then faced the 'revolt' of a large number of bathers. "Things like that should no longer happen. There is a rule. One cannot get into the pool while clothed, but only in a swimming costume - argued Giustina Marinucci, Bolzano Council's director of sport. "I respect the Muslim religion, but they need to adapt, as we do when we enter their mosques. There are hygienic reasons for the ban on entering a pool while dressed." Aboulkheir Breigheche, the head of the Muslim community said: "In Italy it may be necessary to create pools just for men and just for women. They are free not to respect Islam, but the religion permits bathing just in costume only if there are just women present." (AGI)
It's a hygienic thing...one should bathe and switch to clean clothes before entering a pool.
Maybe if they had a special "bathing burka", that would be ok.
"Aboulkheir Breigheche, the head of the Muslim community said: "In Italy it may be necessary to create pools just for men and just for women. They are free not to respect Islam,...""
So what is the problem? Moslims should build private pools or have Moslim only facilities built and funded by themselves.
Ever hear of clubs?
Culture creep.
It never ceases to amaze me... You have to assume that, all things being equal, their new country is better than their old country. Why else would they move? And, f it turns out that it's not (for them at least) quite the heaven they hoped for, why not just go back to your old country? If the whole western thing is a problem, stay where you are! It's also amazing how some of these guys want to turn the country they fled to, into the country they fled from.
Yup. Another cesspool.
"Aboulkheir Breigheche, the head of the Muslim community and brother-in-law of Ahkmooukheirbierhckimoninkmanu Keibomeninikouboutikhcaundeckistnikimou, said..."
So what is the problem? Moslims should build private pools or have Moslim only facilities built and funded by themselves.
Ever hear of clubs?
They will never build clubs because this is about changing the culture, not swimming.
There you go. Problem solved!
Another wonderful solution to the problem!
Pretty much like Californians, you mean?
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