Sarkozy: No separate swimming hours for Muslim women

Posted by: QJQgqoqXEAGSdZKm Wednesday, 14 March 2012 1:56 PM[UAE] - RsNNwJFF

Congrats on feeling esltted! I, too, am dreaming of the day when I get to look at all of my books at one time, instead of having half of them in boxes in the attic.

Posted by: RuDpjUyEPesgvCner Wednesday, 14 March 2012 11:16 AM[UAE] - iRJidOBkfurYYx

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Posted by: irfan Thursday, 8 March 2012 8:17 PM[UAE] - uae

if this is about swimming during school activites such as physical education then I suppose the French govt has and should accomodate these muslim women or any student who has a requirement religious or other wise. Remember people, this is the democratic civilized world that has to take a lead in these things. i mean some people there still think muslims are not advanced in anything. Going the opposite way by stopping rights wont add to anything. besides isnt govt supposed to stay out of peoples personal choices in a democratic and free country?

if it is about non school related activites then Muslims there should build thier own swimming pools.

Posted by: Amused in Dubai Wednesday, 14 March 2012 7:10 PM[UAE] - UAE

Or, you know, the muslim women or any student could accommodate the laws of the land, as we are so often advised.
The French model has never been about multiculturalism (that is the British, mind you) but about integration, and that means accepting the French customs and way of life while on the public sphere.

Posted by: P.M.Shah Thursday, 8 March 2012 5:47 PM[UAE] - UAE

Non muslim , non Saudi women living in Saudi Arabia are ALL forced to wear the Abaya and they do so without protesting knowing it is the culture and the law of the land. So why can't Muslims living in Europe learn to accept the law of the land with good grace ?

If you are so religious as to find not wearing a veil , or wearing a swim suit in public uncomfortable then may be you have to relocate !

Even my mother, who is fairly conservative learned to shake hands with men when she traveled to the USA. It did not make her any less religious or less pure.

Posted by: Ted Nations Thursday, 8 March 2012 8:08 AM[UAE] - UK

Your all missing the point - it's not about religion or whether one feels confortable in one's own skin - it's about France staying French.

I've lived and worked all around the World and the one thing I have learnt is to try and adapt to the way of life of your new country and embrace the culture - that's what travelling to a new country is all about. Bringing all your old baggage with you defeats the object - you might as well have stayed at home in the first place. Besides, religious beliefs are one's own business, does one have to take it to the street...or the swimming pool?

Posted by: Non-Muslim Wednesday, 14 March 2012 5:52 PM[UAE] - Non-Gulf

@ Ted Nations
I couldn't agree more with your point. If a person is not willing to accept that there are other cultures in other than his/her home country, then this person should stay put home.
My very personal attitude: the moment I leave the plane and step onto new territory, I do leave all my "old baggage" on that plane.
As one wise person once said: "When you come to Rome, live like the Romans."
Anybody is free to replace "Rome" and "Romans" with any other city and people.