For some Muslim women in France, it's all but impossible to swim in a public pool and stay true to their beliefs.
Many stay covered as part of their faith with garments such as hijabs, which cover the head, and burqas, which cover the entire body. So they can't just throw on a bikini or even a one-piece when they go to a pool. Some women wear"burkinis," bathing suits that keep them covered while they swim, leaving their hands, feet and faces bare. But many cities across France have banned them.
— AllianceCitoyenne June 23, 2019 Matthieu Chamussy, a member of the center-right Republican Party, criticized the action on Twitter and asked the mayor of Grenoble what he was doing about it."New intrusion in swimsuit covering in Grenoble," he said in a tweet."The city ruling is no longer applied, political Islam is advancing step by step, the cause of women reversing."Nouvelle intrusion en maillot couvrant à #Grenoble.
— Matthieu Chamussy June 23, 2019 Grenoble Mayor Eric Piolle later tweeted,"When it comes to equal access of a public service, the role of the state is to pose clear and just rules for everyone. National solidarity is at stake. Refer to the 'individual dialogue' the resolution of tensions in territories is ambiguous and fuels fractures.
— Éric Piolle June 25, 2019 It's not just about poolsMuslim women in France often have difficulty accessing public services because of their hijabs and can't even accompany their children into schools, Roux said. This year, the French Senate voted to ban religious symbols on school trips, essentially forbidding mothers who wear headscarves from attending. And now that it's summer, children want to go to the pool -- but they can't unless a parent is with them, Roux said.
Why do government officials and some ordinary folk care so much about what women wear when they go swimming? Geez.
We need to take the warnings from a lot of these open border countries. They are regretting it all over Europe. We cannot repeat history here.
Most of em are ugly enough we don't give a crap what they wear.
Good, concentrate them and extinguish them by cutting off their welfare, tax them higher too and enact laws that don’t allow them to repair mosques. Also they can not hold good jobs. Sound like an asshole? This is the way Muslims treat others...no exceptions or respect for others
They really should respect their host countrys laws more. Not a good look for those ladies...have some class
These Muslims are going to defy all laws of other countries as they try and dominate them. Eventually they will demand Christians to renounce their faith and worship Islam!
Waaaaa cos I can't accept this country isn't Muslim!! How about white women living in Pakistan refuse to wear a headscarf. Let's see how woke your 'civil disobedience' is then..
Who gives a crap.
That’ll teach the host country to enforce their own country’s culture and values on immigrants.
Why to you continue to push civil disobedience, CNN?
A better act of disobedience would be to remove it entirely.
Why on earth do do they care what women wear to swim?
So brave to stand up for an oppressive religion.
Here is my Donald Trump rap!
Love the hot takes on this. “These women are oppressed, that’s why I’m demanding they dress how I want them to!!”
The burka is not a religious requirement so what’s the bloody issue especially when women in Islamic countries are fighting not to wear it
On the plus side no tan lines to worry about
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