The Burkini

[cheezcake]

im not here to pick a fight either but u seem to keep throwing accusatsions on me.. i dont pick and choose from imams what i want, so blv what u want from ur imams.. ill stick to mine.

AZUL

accusations? not at all ..really..
uv told me u sticking to ur imams before, it's not of my interest to know what you do or who to listen to. specially that you sound like someone who thinks cannot be mistaken

I hope the burkini will suit you very well, ventually this business needs women like you to go forward

tenemmirth

[Al-khiyal]

A new two-piece, head-to-toe polyester swimsuit is set to revolutionise beach going for devout Muslim women in Australia.

The "burqini", which has already been sold to more than 9,000 women in Sydney, is suitable for surf life saving patrols and has been endorsed by the Australian Islamic Council and the mufti of Australia.

Unveiling the new Surf Life Saving Australia (SLSA) burqini tonight, 20-year-old Mecca Laa Laa said the outfit, which covers the head and body, would give Australian Muslim women the freedom to enjoy the beach while fulfilling their religious obligations.

"The whole point is to get women active in the water, to encourage women to participate in sporting activities, in swimming activities, and wearing the burqini allows them to do that," Ms Laa Laa told AAP.

Tonight she was joined by NSW Premier Morris Iemma at a Lakemba sports club awards night in Campsie, south-west Sydney, as part of SLSA's On the Same Wave program, which was introduced following the Cronulla riots.

Ms Laa Laa said there had already been a rush for the two-piece swimsuits, which were priced between $150 and $200.

"Life at the beach is becoming more popular, I've always been going to the beach... now that the burqini has been exposed there's definitely a demand," she said.

Mr Iemma said the swimsuit was the latest part of the program to train surf lifesavers and help break down barriers in southern Sydney.

"It's one of many programs bringing people together, and the recognition that we are all Australians and we share this land together; we've got many paths, but we've got one future, a shared future," the Premier told AAP.

"It's really not a question of where you come from, what you look like, what's your dress; it (the love of the beach) is a value that we all share as Australians."

SLSA spokesman Lee Howell said the Australian Islamic Council was very comfortable with the apparel.

"The mufti (Sheik Taj al-Din al-Hilali) has personally endorsed the burqini as being appropriate and permissible for cultural and religious reasons," he said.

The swimwear blended traditional beach attire with the religious requirement of a burqa, he said.

A launch of the burqini will be held at North Cronulla beach in Sydney's south at 9am (AEDT) tomorrow.

'Burqini' swimsuit a hit with Muslim women

[nouha]

I hope the burkini will suit you very well, ventually this business needs women like you to go forward

tenemmirth

inshallah it will suit me well.. and i have no idea what tenemmirth is...

[cheezcake]

tanemirth means regards ..the reason I thot u were not ALGERIAN

[nouha]

tanemirth means regards ..the reason I thot u were not ALGERIAN

im not berber (which is what it sounds like)... but i am algerian...

[cheezcake]

hurray at least you know what Berber sounds like !!

ethallay

[nouha]

ethallay

thats better and i will