Swimmers offend melbourne Muslims
Sep 16th 2010, 5:13 am
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Swimmers offend melbourne Muslims
People in a public swimming pool in Melbounre have been banned from exposing their shoulders or thighs becasue it would offend muslims.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/local/7...im-pool-event/
http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/local/7...im-pool-event/
Sep 16th 2010, 5:22 am
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Re: Swimmers offend melbourne Muslims
People in a public swimming pool in Melbounre have been banned from exposing their shoulders or thighs becasue it would offend muslims.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/local/7...im-pool-event/
http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/local/7...im-pool-event/
Sep 16th 2010, 5:25 am
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Re: Swimmers offend melbourne Muslims
Do you work for the Government by any chance? You put so much spin into the thread title you must do 
Hardly saying that people in Melbourne are offending Muslims is it!?
The Dandenong City Council and the YMCA applied for the ban to be implemented during swimming lessons for Muslim women scheduled for next August....
It will apply to both Muslims and non-Muslims attending the event.
The vice-president of the Victorian Islamic Council, Sherene Hassan, says she does not support the restrictions.
"I basically believe that individuals have the right to wear whatever they'd like to wear," she said.
Helen Szoke says the restrictions apply to a two-hour, after hours swimming session, targeted at multi-faith groups
It will apply to both Muslims and non-Muslims attending the event.
The vice-president of the Victorian Islamic Council, Sherene Hassan, says she does not support the restrictions.
"I basically believe that individuals have the right to wear whatever they'd like to wear," she said.
Helen Szoke says the restrictions apply to a two-hour, after hours swimming session, targeted at multi-faith groups
Sep 16th 2010, 5:25 am
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Re: Swimmers offend melbourne Muslims
People in a public swimming pool in Melbounre have been banned from exposing their shoulders or thighs becasue it would offend muslims.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/local/7...im-pool-event/
http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/local/7...im-pool-event/
However, your headline isn't quite accurate, is it?
From the article (my emphasis)
banned people exposing their shoulders and thighs at an event at a public swimming pool in Dandenong, in Melbourne's south-east.
The vice-president of the Victorian Islamic Council, Sherene Hassan, says she does not support the restrictions.
"I basically believe that individuals have the right to wear whatever they'd like to wear," she said
"I basically believe that individuals have the right to wear whatever they'd like to wear," she said
Victoria's Equal Opportunities Commissioner says the ban must be put into perspective.
Helen Szoke says the restrictions apply to a two-hour, after hours swimming session, targeted at multi-faith groups.
"People are not obliged to attend, minimum standards of dress are very common and where minimum standards of dress are identified on occasions it's often to allow people to participate," she said.
Helen Szoke says the restrictions apply to a two-hour, after hours swimming session, targeted at multi-faith groups.
"People are not obliged to attend, minimum standards of dress are very common and where minimum standards of dress are identified on occasions it's often to allow people to participate," she said.
Sep 16th 2010, 5:26 am
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Re: Swimmers offend melbourne Muslims
So Muslim wimmen go swimming in the full rig oot then? 
Sep 16th 2010, 5:26 am
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lol Wendy, we even had nearly the same emphasis too 
Sep 16th 2010, 5:27 am
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When I heard this mentioned on Sunrise this morning, I knew you'd be posting about it.
However, your headline isn't quite accurate, is it?
From the article (my emphasis)
Its on a par with Councils and organisations in the UK "banning" Christmas decorations because of some imaginary and non-existant objection from non-Christian faiths
However, your headline isn't quite accurate, is it?
From the article (my emphasis)
Its on a par with Councils and organisations in the UK "banning" Christmas decorations because of some imaginary and non-existant objection from non-Christian faiths
Sep 16th 2010, 5:32 am
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Re: Swimmers offend melbourne Muslims
People in a public swimming pool in Melbounre have been banned from exposing their shoulders or thighs becasue it would offend muslims.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/local/7...im-pool-event/
http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/local/7...im-pool-event/
Sep 16th 2010, 5:35 am
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Sep 16th 2010, 5:40 am
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