Burkini...!!

Couple of years ago, an Australian of Arabic origin had came with an idea to maintain her modesty while carrying out her duties as Beach-watcher.. This was the launch of “Burkini” which became the current debate topic in France and elsewhere. This women swimsuit was designed by a Lebanese Australian Aheda Zanetti under the company name Ahiida. I need to point to the name “Burkini”, which was commercially meant to challenge the famous trade mark “Bikini”..
During the last two years, few Muslim women used it on beaches in Arab or Islamic world, whereas the roles allocate either beaches or swimming hours for female-use only. In non-Arab or Islamic world, some attempts were there, went unnoticed by the public. For the civic order to consider a phenomenon or a trend; it requires to have a notable pubic momentum.. The row of this August was on evicting a French Muslim woman from a public swimming pool; when she showed up in the 2nd time in her “Burkini”. This happens in time of a great French debate on “Burka” as a dress.. Notably, not Burka nor Burkini is Arabic-originated, but from Afghani heritage..

I shall put it, and many will hate me.. Yes; Muslims are confused with some trends coming from non-Arabic cultured societies, which aggressively and hysterically affirm their Islamic belief.. Despite the openness of Islam as a culture; it should not be hijacked by populous groups with disturbed history and social order. This is the concurrent siege of Islam and Muslims, as referrals are not culturally consumed enough to form a leading mind-set.. Between Al-Rahman and Al-Raheem a linguistic demise that challenges Arabic–Muslims..!! The same applies to that mysterious historical trend to cover female mouth once got married; which originated “Niqab”.. It was known in pre-Islamic Arabia, India and Central Asia, and has nothing to do with Islam, but unlawfully became an Islamic trend..!!

I do not think that abandoning public swimming would hurt such devoted ones who find no place to do.. I do not think that forcing 50 million French to accept verdict for 5 million Muslim-French is the way to do.. Furthermore, I have a great doubt that no one had approached authorities anywhere, even in Australia to obtain approval on the “Burkini”.. From the models I had seen, I can confirm many doubts on safety of the dress, at least from suitability for Life-Saver to hold a Burkini-at-risk.. Adding, to this Balloon, Buoy, Dolphin syndromes; which are not examined or proven considered in the design..
Maybe the dedicated timing for female is more worth fighting rather than a Ninja-looking dress.. Or does it inspire the fighting merit among us.. Notably, Ninja were not all for the goodness, some were Death Squads in Indonesia, Serbia, and inspired all Riot Police worldwide..!!


By Ellen Connolly, February 04, 2007, The Sunday Telegraph
SURF Life Saving Australia has unveiled its newest uniform, the burquini. Specially designed for Muslim recruits, the red-and-yellow, head-to-ankle swimming costume was showcased exclusively for The Sunday Telegraph. "I'm part of history, that's what's so exciting about this,'' said Mecca Laalaa, who will be the first to wear the outfit on patrol next weekend.
Ms Laalaa is one of 17 men and women from Sydney's Muslim community who qualified to become lifesavers as part of a Call. The Same Wave program. Introduced after the Cronulla riots, it promotes ethnic harmony and encourages Australians from diverse cultural backgrounds to become lifesavers. Lee Howell, of Surf Life Saving Australia, said the burquini, made from polyester and teflon, had created worldwide interest. Middle Eastern and European countries were keen to introduce the costume in their surf-rescue operations, he said. For Ms Laalaa, it has given her the freedom she dreamed about. Growing up, she was never allowed to swim at the beach."It wasn't safe to swim in cotton pants and a top. I could just go in up to my knees, but I used to get so jealous of everyone else,'' she said. The pilot program will now go national.

Angelique Chrisafis in Paris, The Guardian, 12 August 2009
A 35-year-old French convert to Islam has threatened legal action after she was evicted from a public pool for wearing a "burkini" – a veil, trouser and tunic covering that she said allowed her to swim while preserving her modesty. The case revolving around the pool east of Paris has reopened France's bitter row about how Muslim women can dress.
Carole, who would not give her surname, bought the suit while on holiday in Dubai and wore it swimming with her children once at a local pool in Emerainville. The second time she wore it, she was banned. "What annoys me is that I have been made to believe this is a political problem," she told Le Parisien. Carole, who converted to Islam at the age of 17, said she would seek advice from anti-discrimination groups.
The local authorities in Emerainville said the case had nothing to do with Islam, but regulations stated that garments bigger than standard swimsuits, including men's board-shorts, could not be worn in pools for hygiene reasons. In recent years, local politicians in some areas have protested at proposed women-only swimming hours as an affront to the French republic, where everyone is equal. When a town in Rhône-Alpes ran a trial women-only swimming session at a public pool last year, a local councillor from Nicolas Sarkozy's ruling centre-right UMP party denounced it as the takeover of a secular, republican public space for religious reasons.

A parliamentary committee is currently considering whether to introduce a law to ban women in France from wearing full Islamic veils in public places after a petition from 50 MPs calling for restrictions on veils with face coverings. The communist MP André Gerin, who heads the parliamentary committee, said the woman's burkini swimsuit was "ridiculous" and "clearly a militant provocation". He said a political agenda was behind such clothing and his committee would look at "fundamentalist pressures" encroaching on sporting dress codes in France. Critics have warned that focussing on niqabs, or full veils, is a marginal issue in France. A recent security services survey estimated that around 300 women wore them. In 2004, France banned standard headscarves and all conspicuous religious symbols from state schools.