Italy: Muslim women allowed to swim in private

Muslim women in the northern Italian province of Bergamo now have private access to a local swimming pool where they can swim freely without traditional clothing: men are not permitted to swim at the Siloe pool when the women remove their veils, or burqas, at designated times each week.

via:[http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Religion/?id=3.0.3264178066]

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