BurqiniI got this in an e-mail forward and thought I should post it here. A pretty interesting development really, and a welcome trend at that.

NOV 27, 2006

Sydney, A mix of burqa and bikni, i.e. burqini has
been designed for Muslim women lifeguards!

It would be worn for the first time by the members of
one of Australia’s most distinguished institutions –
The Volunteer Lifesavers.

According to the Sunday Telegraph, the idea of
developing the modesty-saving swimsuit came almost 12
months after violent clashes between young white
Australian men and Muslim teenagers on Sydney’s
Cronulla beach.

“Surf Life Saving Australia”, usually associated with
strapping, bronzed - and bared - physiques, and
sun-streaked hair beneath trademark yellow and red
caps, is seeking to update its image by recruiting
from ethnic communities, notably Muslims, said the
report.

For women who wear traditional Muslim dress, it is
unthinkable to sport a skin-tight swimming costume on
a public beach. The solution first came from Aheda
Zanetti, a Lebanese-born mother of four from Sydney,
who designed a two-piece, lightweight swimsuit,
nicknamed the “burqini”, as an alternative for
lifesavers who prefer more modest attire.

http://www.keralanext.com/news/?id=912351

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