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[Lit]

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(ANSA) - Turin, August 19 - A mayor of a northern Italian town decided on Wednesday to slap a hefty fine on women seen wearing the Islamic head-to-toe swimsuit or 'burkini' in local pools.

Gianluca Buonanno, the mayor of Varallo Sesia in the northwestern region of Piedmont, said the sight of ''a masked woman could cause dismay, especially among children'' enjoying a day at the pool.

Buonanno, who is also an MP with the devolutionist Northern League party, said he was similarly concerned that the costume might pose ''hygienic problems''.

''We're always very respectful of the customs and habits of those who are not of our culture but we mustn't always be tolerant,'' said the mayor, whose party has been accused of being anti-immigrant. ''Let's try to imagine what would happen if a western went swimming in a Muslim country wearing a bikini: she might be decapitated, sent to jail or expelled from the country.'' ''We are simply banning it and if this decision upsets anyone they can simply take a dip in a burkini in their own bathtub,'' said the mayor, who said women seen wearing it would be fined 500 euros. In France, a woman wearing a burkini was recently evicted from a pool outside Paris because officials said the outfit was unhygienic.

Italy had its first look at the outfit - consisting of head scarf, tunic and trousers - a few days ago when a Muslim woman showed up at a Verona swimming pool wearing the swimsuit.

Christian Panzarini, the manager of the Verona pool, said he had not asked the woman to leave despite several complaints from mothers who said she had frightened their tots.

He asked the woman to mail him the details of the material used for the outfit, to see if it was in line with hygienic regulations. But she has not been seen since.

In April, the Northern League mayor of a small town in the Marche region announced plans to ban Muslim women from wearing the burqa.

Fermignano Mayor Giorgio Cancellieri said he introduced the measure after seeing several of his constituents dressed in the Islamic garment.

The burqa covers the entire head and body of the woman, leaving only a small grill of cloth in the area of the eyes to allow the wearer to see.

A 1975 law, introduced amid concern over homegrown terrorism, forbids Italians from appearing in public wearing anything which covers their faces, but whether the law can be applied to religious headgear has been debated in the past.

In 2007 polemics flared after the prefect of Treviso in the Veneto region decided it was acceptable for Muslim women in the city to wear the garment as long as they were ready to remove it and identify themselves to police when required.

The decision appeared to be based on a 2004 police department notice indicating that wearing the burqa was legitimate because it was an ''external sign of religious faith''.

The guideline says that wearing the covering is not a crime and so women should be allowed to wear it in the street or in a mosque.

But it also says that it should not be worn in places such as banks or post offices because of the possible ''alarm'' this would cause to other people. In such situations police can and should identify the wearer.

Italy has around 1.2 million Muslims, making Islam the second religion after Catholicism.

Last year, Venice's renowned Ca' Rezzonico museum was forced to offer an apology after a security guard refused entry to a Muslim tourist wearing a veil.

France banned the burqa in 2004..

[Free Spirit]

Let's hope that this starts the ball rolling.

[Khadijah]

Let's hope that this starts the ball rolling.

So, which ball are we rolling today?

[Khadijah]

Let's hope that this starts the ball rolling.

So, which ball are we rolling today?

Maybe instead of just posting random stuff, you would like to find out the reasons behind why Muslim women cover up. Ignorance breeds ignorance. I know why some people choose not to cover up. They enjoy the freedom they feel. i also enjoy my freedom.

[Oracle]

If freedom means trawling around, trying to convince people of how "free" you are because you wear more clothes than is humanly comfortable ... then you are seriously fundamentalist!
Sometimes the brainwashing is just too deep ...

[paliometoxo]

no luck for the islam women wearing cloths into swimming pools then...

[Free Spirit]

Let's hope that this starts the ball rolling.

So, which ball are we rolling today?

Maybe instead of just posting random stuff, you would like to find out the reasons behind why Muslim women cover up. Ignorance breeds ignorance. I know why some people choose not to cover up. They enjoy the freedom they feel. i also enjoy my freedom.

The muslim women wear what they wear because they are like sheep who follow the teachings of a pervert.
Any woman who allows a man; especialy a paedophile to dictate how she dresses is a fool.

[fraggle]

I used to think like that Free Spirit, few years ago I read a book called Nine Parts of Desire by Geraldine Brooks and that made me see it from other points of view.

[Free Spirit]

I used to think like that Free Spirit, few years ago I read a book called Nine Parts of Desire by Geraldine Brooks and that made me see it from other points of view.

So you don't think that a allah (pox be unto him) was a paedo and pervert for marrying a 9 year old child.

Makes you wonder what makes some people tick.

[fraggle]

I don't think I was very clear, believe me any person that could marry a child is a sick individiual. The point I was trying to make that not every women is forced to wear their traditional clothes, some choose to.