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Subject: Re: "Special" swimming times for Muslims in UK public swimming pools Posted on: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 02:26:54 -0000


"Emma" wrote in message
news:embf4e0d8h@drn.newsguy.com...
> In article , Jack
> Campin -
> bogus address says...
>>
>>>>> I think it is discrimatory. I would disagree with
>>>>> special swimming times for any religions: Christian,
>>>>> Muslim, Hinudu, Jewish, whatever.
>>>>> But there are only special concessions in this case
>>>>> for Muslims. Non-Muslims can only join the sessions
>>>>> if they dress in Islamic clothes.
>>>> I suggest you're fantasizing. The situation in the UK is that pools
>>>> have special times for *women* - these happen to be the only times
>>>> Muslim women go, and in some places not many other women do, but
>>>> there is absolutely zero requirement for any special clothing, and
>>>> most of the participants, whatever their religion, will be wearing
>>>> ordinary swimsuits.
>>> No, that's not true.
>>> http://www.dailymail.co.uk [...]
>>
>>Got a source that isn't a consistently racist rag going back to when
>>it backed Hitler in the 30s?
>
> It's a mainstream newspaper, Jack. It wouldn't be in
> print if it was racist. And you're thinking of the
> Evening Standard? That backed Hitler in the 30's.

No he's not. It was the Rothermere press i.e. the Daily Mail who printed
the Headline "Hurray for the Blackshirts".
The Evening Standard then owned by Beaverbrook did not back fascism.