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Bangladeshi residents and others in Monfalcone say decisions to prohibit worship at cultural centres and banning burkinis at the beach is part of anti-Islam agenda

The envelope containing two partially burned pages of the Qur’an came as a shock. Until then, Muslim residents in the Adriatic port town of Monfalcone had lived relatively peacefully for more than 20 years.

Addressed to the Darus Salaam Muslim cultural association on Via Duca d’Aosta, the envelope was received soon after Monfalcone’s far-right mayor, Anna Maria Cisint, banned prayers on the premises.

“It was hurtful, a serious insult we never expected,” said Bou Konate, the association’s president. “But it was not a coincidence. The letter was a threat, generated by a campaign of hate that has stoked toxicity.”

Monfalcone’s population recently passed 30,000. Such a positive demographic trend would ordinarily spell good news in a country grappling with a rapidly declining birthrate, but in Monfalcone, where Cisint has been nurturing an anti-Islam agenda since winning her first mandate in 2016, the rise has not been welcomed.

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[-] mmcintyre@lemmy.world 16 points 8 months ago

Dude, I own a pool. What do you think a burkini is made out of, wool?

[-] stevecrox@kbin.run 0 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

You seem to be intentionally missing the point, but to reiterate..

You shower before entering a pool to wash the dirt from your body off (your cleaning yourself).

The more of your body covered the less effective that shower is.

Ideally everyone would be naked in the shower, but there are probably outfits which increasingly render the shower less and less effective (e.g. speedos are better than shorts, etc .).

It would not surprise me if a Burkina covered so much that the cleaning shower is rendered pointless

[-] WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 8 months ago

Is there any data to show that the amount of extra dirt potential is actually enough to worry about? Seems like only a fraction of the people using the pool would be wearing them, and the end result would be no worse than a child who sneezed a booger in it.

Idk man, I understand the point you’re trying to make, but it all seems like thinly veiled bullshit to me (the law, not your words).

[-] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Everything here is wishful thinking. Ain't nobody showering. People jump straight into the pool.

A pool is a giant chlorine bath. If a shower right before jumping in would make a difference someone would need to not have showered for multiple days in advance. Which is a bigger problem by itself.

It's a giant non issue and you're grasping at straws.

[-] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

The more of your body covered the less effective that shower is.

No one showers before going in a public pool. You are right that it would be hygenic but it's not done by anyone. Furthermore elderly wear long sleaved swimsuits that are functionally the same as a birkini. The only difference is the hair covering. A hair covering improves hygiene of a public pool by not having stray hairs floating around in the same way food workers are required to wear hair nets.

[-] NoIWontPickaName@kbin.social -2 points 8 months ago

Yes? No? Maybe?

Do you know what they’re made of?

Without looking it up?

Cause I sure as hell don’t

[-] mmcintyre@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

Of course I looked it up, I'm not about to get on here and spew bullshit like some ignorant jerkwad.

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