Sharia arrives at Rome's swimming pools with women-only lanes
The Islamic community has set aside women-only hours at a swimming pool in Rome and defends the measure as “inclusive”. The left says that the halal pool is «a form of delicacy».
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The Islamic Community of Rome It has organised exclusively women-only time slots at the Tor Tre Teste swimming pool in Rome on Wednesdays in August.. During these periods men are not allowed access and the staff on duty are also all women. Muslims support this because it makes it easier for Muslim women who, for religious or modesty reasons, prefer not to swim in front of men to access the pool. The organisers reject that this is segregation and They present the measure as a formula for ’inclusion“ and freedom of choice. for women who might choose not to go to the swimming pool.
The initiative, dubbed as “Swimming pool for women”, it is held every Wednesday in August in two slots, from 7.30 to 9.30 am and 6.30 to 8.30 pm. According to the organisers, hours were chosen when the pool was not usually open to the public and the Islamic Community pays to use it. The proposal was born with the aim of to allow Muslim women to observe their religious precepts in a segregated space. Subsequently, however, it has been presented as an activity open to any woman, whether Muslim or not. The pool management maintains that it is a Private installation and that the Islamic Community specifically rents these strips.
The Islamic Community insists after the controversy that The space is open to all women, regardless of religion or origin, and each woman can dress as she wishes, whether in a bikini, swimming costume or burkini.. According to his representative, Ahmed Val, to set aside a few hours without men. It does not restrict women's freedom, but rather expands it.«We talk a lot about freedom of choice, but when Muslims are involved it seems that this freedom disappears,» he said. Fan page.
The Left defends the Sharia pool.
The Italian left has defended the initiative as a measure of inclusion. Roberto Morassut, a Democratic Party MP, considers it a “fair decision” and a “courteous gesture.” for women who, for religious or cultural reasons, would not use a mixed swimming pool. According to Morassut, offering them this service prevents them from being excluded from social and civic life.
Morassut himself has gone so far as to describe the initiative as’“an act of civilisation and inclusion”. The left's reading is therefore that the temporal separation between men and women does not exclude but rather allows participation to those who otherwise would not. The left's defence of the Sharia swimming pool coincides with that of the Islamic Community: the separation between men and women facilitates access to the pool for women who would otherwise choose not to use it.
Fratelli d'Italia denounces segregation
Fabio Rampelli, vice-president of the Chamber and leader of Fratelli d'Italia, has rejected that the separation of men and women could be presented as an inclusive measure. The politician believes that reserving exclusively female sections to comply with Islamic precepts introduces a form of sex segregation and has announced a parliamentary question on the matter.
Rampelli has used particularly forceful language to describe the initiative. According to reports Evening Courier, has stated that «We are facing a brazen first experiment to introduce Islamic norms into our lives.» and has summarised his criticism with a sentence: «Sharia arrives at the swimming pools»Their position is that the debate is not only about the swimsuit or each woman's individual freedom, but also about whether it is acceptable to institutionalise gender-segregated spaces to accommodate religious demands.
Rampelli has also entered into the question of What kind of installation is Tor Tre Teste really?. The Deputy Speaker of the Chamber has rejected that the case can be settled simply by saying that “A private individual can do whatever they want.”and has focused on the fact that The swimming pool provides a service open to the public and is a public concession.. According to their argument, the key point is not only the ownership of the space, but whether a facility that receives the public can exclude men during certain time slots to accommodate a religious requirement. Therefore, it has requested clarifications on the legal regime of the swimming pool and on the extent to which this gender segregation is compatible with the rules applicable to establishments open to the public.
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