Posted On: 08/04/2016 5:24:53 PM
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Women barred from UK swimming pool to make way for Islamic men's event
Women have been banned from a British swimming pool so that Muslim men can have it to themselves for a weekly men-only session.
No females can attend sessions at the publicly-funded Inspire Sports village in Luton, Bedfordshire, while the so-called Alhamdulliah swimming event takes place.
The subsidised event has a strictly-enforced Islamic dress code which forced men to cover up more than usual – and makes sure that women are nowhere near the pool.
Female swimmers have attacked the operators for handing over a popular slot – 8:30pm to 9:30pm – to “one section of the community” who have been able to secure the slot.
They have been allowed access to the 50m, Olympic-sized pool for the event.
Meanwhile, women who wish to swim are relegated to the 9pm-10pm slot and must make do with the smaller 20m learner pool.
Women have been banned from a British swimming pool so that Muslim men can have it to themselves for a weekly men-only session.
No females can attend sessions at the publicly-funded Inspire Sports village in Luton, Bedfordshire, while the so-called Alhamdulliah swimming event takes place.
The subsidised event has a strictly-enforced Islamic dress code which forced men to cover up more than usual – and makes sure that women are nowhere near the pool.
Female swimmers have attacked the operators for handing over a popular slot – 8:30pm to 9:30pm – to “one section of the community” who have been able to secure the slot.
They have been allowed access to the 50m, Olympic-sized pool for the event.
Meanwhile, women who wish to swim are relegated to the 9pm-10pm slot and must make do with the smaller 20m learner pool.
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