I cannot believe how far down the road of dhimmitude some have gone – incidents like this are not examples of “tolerance” or “accommodation”, but are instead a flat-out surrender of law and culture to a force alien to Western society.

A COUNCIL has sparked fury by virtually shutting a swimming pool on Sunday afternoons for “Muslim-only” sessions.

All women are banned — and non-Muslim men may swim IF they follow the strict Islamic dress code of swim shorts that hide the navel and extend below the knee.

Croydon Council in South London runs the sessions at Thornton Heath leisure centre between 4.45pm and 6.45pm.

Similar slots are laid on for Muslim women outside opening hours, where bathers must be covered from the neck down to the ankle.

Locals who flock to the areaÂ’s only major leisure centre each week are furious.
Member Daniel Foley, 44, said: “I turned up and saw a sign saying it was closing early for Muslim afternoon — I couldn’t believe it.”

Nearby Croydon Mosque defended the move. It said: “Muslims are not allowed to show off intimate parts of their body. This is non-negotiable. Muslims have as much right to go swimming as anyone else.”

Croydon Council said: “We are keen to ensure sports facilities are there for everyone.”

But what the Council doesn’t realize is that their decision doesn’t ensure that the facility is there for everyone. Rather, it segregates and separates, limiting access to the general public during times when the facility has customarily been open to them. I’m certain that the Council would not consider a “Whites Only” swim time to accommodate those who object to being surrounded by non-whites, or a “Christians Only” swim time. Until and unless the facility is rented out to a Muslim group for such exclusive use, the facility ought to remain open to all in the name of tolerance and equality of all the people of the area.

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