Australia prides itself on its relaxed beach culture but many Muslim women horror stares – and stereotypingWhen I was 13,I started wearing hijab. I had always loved swimming but had to give it up until my mother bought some Lycra fabric from Lincraft and sewed me a fluorescent pink-and-blue two-piece wetsuit with a matching swimming cap. The local pools refused to admit me wearing the suit but I was free to move to the beach. So move to the beach I did. Related: Why we wear the burkini: five women on dressing modestly at the beach Related: Who belongs on the Australian beach? A history of gendered and racial possession Related: I created the burkini to give women freedom, not to grasp it away | Aheda Zanetti Related: France’s burkini ban exposes the hypocrisy (Pretending to have feelings, beliefs, or virtues that one does not have.) of its secularist state | Iman Amrani Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com