Muslim only swimming sessions in Croydon Leisure Center

freedom & democracy 4 · 17-12-2006, 04:07 PM

Quoted from RXPG news.

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A row has sparked off over special Muslim-only swimming sessions at a popular public pool in Croydon during which bathers are required to be covered from head to toe with their swimming costume.

Non-Muslims may swim during the sessions, but only if they follow the strict dress code.

Women are banned from attending but have their own special swimming sessions outside opening hours.

The angry club members have vowed to hand over their memberships back to Thornley Heath leisure centre, according to Daily Mail newspaper.

'To make a special provision for them - is just ridiculous and strikes me as imposing a 'Us and them' mentality which is wrong,' one member, Alex Craig said.

The centre is extremely popular locally as it is the only swimming pool offering cheap sessions for miles around.

'I turned up and saw a sign saying it was closing early for Muslim afternoon - I couldn't believe it,' said Daniel Foley.

'Muslims are not allowed to show intimate parts of their body. This is non-negotiable. Muslims have as much right to go swimming as anyone else,' a spokesman for the leisure centre said.

A local mosque has however defended the introduction of Muslim-only swimming sessions at the pool.

Is this not a form of discrimination saying that non-muslims cannot use the pool. Support UKIP for an end to political correctness.

Britannist · 17-12-2006, 06:58 PM

I wonder what would happen if someone applied to hold a Christians-only swimming session?

mkpdavies · 17-12-2006, 07:12 PM

How about a white people only session.

Same thing in my book.

Hartlepool · 17-12-2006, 07:20 PM

If a bloke went in the pool,and he was completely garbed up like them women, do you think he would get told off if they unmasked him? :roll:

freedom & democracy 4 · 17-12-2006, 08:01 PM

You could just imagine the uproar 'white only sessions' would cause among the PC brigade. But if its non-muslims who are discriminated against its no crime in the eyes of the PC brigade.

NickIrons · 18-12-2006, 12:06 AM

Another step on the road to the Islamification
of Britain.
As it only works one way, look at it for what
it really is, just that.

rjt · 18-12-2006, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by mkpdavies

How about a white people only session.

Same thing in my book.

Absoultely but if it was tried I have no doubt people would end up in police cells

kernow · 18-12-2006, 03:17 PM

Now I know why I've never seen a Muslim women Olympic swimming gold medalist, :shock: All those bloody clothes slow them down!

freedom & democracy 4 · 19-12-2006, 08:06 PM

I confronted the local mosque who said they welcomed this move. I asked them how its OK to discriminate against non-muslims. Suprise suprise they never got back to me.

IceDragon · 27-12-2006, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by rjt

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Originally Posted by mkpdavies

How about a white people only session.

Same thing in my book.

Absoultely but if it was tried I have no doubt people would end up in police cells

Maybe a little unhelpful to mix race with religion because people like Yvonne "Stockholm" Ridley are white but Muslim. Why not a Christian/Atheist only swimming session though?
Makes me p--sed off though, first they say that they want to have everything more inclusive then they want Muslims only this, Muslim only that.

They can have Muslims only swimming pools, I am sure that there will be plenty back home in Pakistan, Iran or Saudi Arabia!

Someone should smuggle in a few bacon slices to float about on the water! :twisted:

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17-12-2006, 07:20 PM	#4 (permalink)
Hartlepool Uber Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Northern England Posts: 7,105 Party: Free England Party	If a bloke went in the pool,and he was completely garbed up like them women, do you think he would get told off if they unmasked him? :roll:

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freedom & democracy 4 Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Emsworth, full of the EU's Polish imports! Posts: 209	You could just imagine the uproar 'white only sessions' would cause among the PC brigade. But if its non-muslims who are discriminated against its no crime in the eyes of the PC brigade.

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NickIrons Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Bienne, Switzerland Posts: 494	Another step on the road to the Islamification of Britain. As it only works one way, look at it for what it really is, just that.

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kernow Uber Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 5,280	Now I know why I've never seen a Muslim women Olympic swimming gold medalist, :shock: All those bloody clothes slow them down!

19-12-2006, 08:06 PM	#9 (permalink)
freedom & democracy 4 Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Emsworth, full of the EU's Polish imports! Posts: 209	I confronted the local mosque who said they welcomed this move. I asked them how its OK to discriminate against non-muslims. Suprise suprise they never got back to me.