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| Sweden: Muslim women expelled from pool can't sue |
| 2007-03-08 |
| Two Muslim women who were expelled from a public swimming pool because of their clothing were not victims of discrimination, a Swedish court ruled Wednesday. The women, who wore headscarves, sweat pants and long-sleeved T-shirts, accompanied their children to the pool in Goteborg on two separate occasions in April 2004, but were asked to leave after refusing to change clothes. Lifeguards said their clothes would pose a safety risk in case they needed to jump into the water to help their children, court documents showed. Pool regulations stated that all parents accompanying their children to the pool must be ready to assist them in an emergency. Sweden's Ombudsman against Ethnic Discrimination sued the city of Goteborg, saying that other people with full clothing were not asked to leave the pool, and said the women had been singled out because of their religion. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 Icerigger, I note that the Mufti in Coppenhagen said that women who did not wear the veil were asking for it. Similar to Mufti of Australia Sheik Taj el-Din al-Hilali who gave a sermon at Lakemba mosque blaming non-Muslim women for rape, and saying if they didn't wear the hijab then men shouldn't be blamed for raping her. Also he said women should be imprisoned for rape. But his worst comments have been sanitised in Australian media down to "He caused controversy when he likened women to uncovered meat" - taking all the religion out of it and all the reference to blaming the victim for rape. |
| Posted by: anon1 2007-03-08 23:35 |
| #3 Icerigger, that story enrages me. What the phalk is wrong with Europeans ? Cowards, all. Stand up, men of Europe. Take back your countries, take back your societies, protect your mothers and sisters against the slime of Islime. |
| Posted by: wxjames 2007-03-08 20:13 |
| #2 Burkas out but Muslim rape of Swede women still legal. |
| Posted by: Icerigger 2007-03-08 07:40 |
| #1 Sweden's Ombudsman against Ethnic Discrimination sued the city of Goteborg, saying that other people with full clothing were not asked to leave the pool, and said the women had been singled out because of their religion. A passable swimmer in western full clothes can still swim short distances in an emergency specially if he has no shoes. Now let's have this ombusman against ethnic discriminations show us he can swim in a burkha. No lifesavers around of course. |
| Posted by: JFM 2007-03-08 06:56 |