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[quote=Anonymous]The picture below is from here - http://www.breitbart.com/london/2016/08/21/italian-imam-posts-photo-nuns-beach-protest-burqini-ban/

Italian Imam Posts Photo of Nuns on Beach to Protest Burqini Ban

[quote]The Imam said that he posted the photo to “demonstrate the hypocrisy” of partisan politics that celebrates the “covered” figures of Mary and Joseph but reacts strongly against “covered” Muslim women.[/quote]

Italians are a "bit more" tolerant bc up until now, they haven't survived through the horrific acts that almost paralyzed France.  Should anything happen to the Vatican, however, which has been threatened by extremists, they won't be as forgiving.  The North is even less forgiving, which is ironic b/c the migrants and refugees mainly hit the South and Sicily.  The country has created a Council of Relations with Italian Islam to assist with assimilation and cooperation.

Bottom line is that most Italians don't have patience for any assimilation, as they are mainly Catholic and "humanist," as my cousin would say, with very strong national ties.  Italy, which is relatively large when compared to its neighbors, is sill not equipped to handle mass immigration.  Unemployment is a little over 12%, with youth unemployment at close to 40%.

So the quote from the iman is humorous.  The covers for men were used to protect the skin from sunburn and sand.  It had nothing to do with an alliance to any god.  How women became the poster children of any cover is beyond me, however.  The Catholics are bad, too, and I say this as ex-Catholic who attended parochial school.  Nuns are expected to cover more than priests, although there are different levels of modesty.

So is there a double standard?  perhaps - But just as PPs have preached about France, I'll say the same for Italy - their country, their culture, their rules.  If nuns want to frolic in the water in their habits, they can.  They are a very important part of Italian culture.

[quote=Anonymous]Eurocentrically acceptable attire

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