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Berlusconi allied Mayor bans Burquinis:
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"We Don't Have to Be Tolerant All the Time"
Berlusconi allied Mayor bans Burquinis: Women wearing the garment, made up of a veil, a tunic and loose leggings, face a fine of €500 (£430) if they are spotted at swimming pools or rivers, the ANSA news agency reported.
The anti-immigration mayor of the northern Piedmont town said: "The sight of a 'masked woman' could disturb small children, not to mention problems of hygiene.
"We don't have to be tolerant all the time," Gianluca Buonanno said.
Justifying the move, Mr Buonanno added: "Imagine a western woman bathing in a bikini in a Muslim country. The consequences could be decapitation, prison or deportation. We are merely prohibiting the use of the burqini."
Last week a swimming pool in Paris refused entry to a burqini-clad woman on similar grounds, adding to tensions over Muslim dress in France.
The incident came as French lawmakers conducted hearings on whether to ban the burqa after President Nicolas Sarkozy said the head-to-toe body covering and veil was "not welcome" in France, which is home to Europe's biggest Muslim minority.
Mr Buonanno belongs to the Northern League, a party allied with the centre-Right People of Freedom party led by Silvio Berlusconi, the Italian prime minister.
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Daily Mail:Two men put pregnant woman, 21, in hospital – undergoing treatmentAround 60 people attacked police in Argenteuil, north west of the capitalWomen guilty of wearing niqabs can be fined the equivalent of around £130Violent clashes have broken...
- Immigration Minister Says Britain Should Not Seek Burqa Ban
No, Britain wouldn't want to have as much spine as the French, now would they? For Christ's sake. From Reuters: Asma Patel, a local Muslim, wears a veil known as a niqab, as she arrives for a constituency...
- French Parliament Condemns Islamic Veil
Newsmax: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 8:27 PM PARIS - The French parliament on Tuesday unanimously adopted a resolution condemning the full-face Islamic veil as an affront to the nation's values, setting the stage for a law banning it. The vote in the National...
- The Beginning Of The End Of Islamic Expansion
Italy's Northern League has the right idea: No concessions to Islam. In this case, no new mosques. Here's the story: Italy is fighting a rapidly increasing Muslim presence by introducing a bill to block construction of Islamic mosques and prohibit...
- The Infidel Bloggers Alliance Golden Balls Award: Italian Reform Minister Wears Mohammed Cartoon T-shirt
Thanks to Von Schlictningen for sending this in: ROME (Reuters) - Italy's Reform Minister Roberto Calderoli has had T-shirts made emblazoned with cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad in a move that could embarrass Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's...