with all the law and regulations that Islam have for the aurat on muslim women,
it is also good as we must not expose our skin to the direct sun for not more
than few minutes as the sun will damange some elements in our skin (exposure
before 10am is good though) and cos skin cancer.
after all, Islam is the perfect religion!.
Iman
[EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Assalamu`alaikum (peace be upon you) all..., my brothers & sisters
Muslims and not yet Muslims...
Acknowledge that ISLAM is upholding the dignity of the women folk... and
continuously endeavouring to find ways to solve their problems while enhancing
their status, modesty and honour..., in any society..., and Not downgrading
them... ... Continue forwarding this excellent news to our Muslims and not yet
Muslims brothers and sisters... We already have this suit in Malaysia...
Regards.
AKAD
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Nusantara wrote:
Date: Sat, 02 Feb 2008 22:38:36 +0800
The New Swimsuit Issue TIME
Thursday, Jul. 19, 2007
By LAURA FITZPATRICK
Enlarge Photo
Mecca Laa Laa wears a 'Burqini' on her first surf lifesaving patrol at North
Cronulla Beach in Sydney, Australia on February 4, 2007.
Move over, Tankini. Since the full-coverage swimsuit dubbed the Burqini (as
in burqa plus bikini) hit the international market in January, devout Muslim
women have been snapping them up. The polyester suits were designed to accord
with Islamic laws that require women to dress modestly and to eliminate the
risk of drowning when the yards of fabric used in traditional burqas get
soaked. Now, however, non-Muslim beachgoers are getting into the full-covered
swim. Whether women are worried about health, weight or the tolls of age, the
Burqini offers a comfortable alternative to a skimpy two-piece or clingy
maillot.
The demure suits, pioneered by two Muslim women on opposite sides of the
globe, are like lightweight, loose, hooded wet suits and hide everything but
the face, hands and feet. Australian retailer Aheda Zanetti, 38, says she was
inspired to design her Burqini after watching young Muslim girls struggle to
play netball in bulky layers. Her competitor, California microbiologist Shereen
Sabet, 36, came up with her full-coverage Splashgear suits after searching in
vain for Islam-appropriate scuba gear. The UV-resistant, stretchy swimsuits
start at $90 and have found upwards of 6,000 buyers--most of them online--in
locations as varied as Malaysia, South Africa, Mexico, Ireland and the U.S.
"I'm a very small business with a product the whole world wants," says Zanetti.
Conservative Christians, cancer patients, burn victims and senior citizens,
among others, have shown surprising interest. Joanne Martinez, 37, of San
Clemente, Calif., bought a Hawaiian-print ensemble to stave off chills during
late-night dips. Her mother Norma Suarez, 69, got a suit because her
medications make her skin sun-sensitive. "We're both hooked," says Martinez.
Meanwhile, Kathleen Petroff, 59, of Helendale, Calif., bought her Splashgear
suit for a snorkeling trip, after weight gain from multiple-sclerosis treatment
made her old suit unappealing. If not for Sabet's design, she says, "I would
have missed swimming with the dolphins."
Anne Cole, the designer whose 1997 invention of the tankini was a landmark
for conservative swimwear, lauds the reasoning behind the modest suits. "A
woman should, above all, find a suit she can feel comfortable and be herself
in," she says. But the new swimsuits have drawn criticism from both East and
West. "This is like playing a game with Allah," asserted a poster on the
website ShiaChat, complaining that the stretchy fabric reveals curves.
Zanetti's design has also brought out anti-Muslim sentiment since she's become
a high-profile member of the Islamic community. She has been called a terrorist
online; she says she has even received a death threat.
Some feminists charge that burqas in any form are offensive to women.
"Clearly you're not considered a full human being if you're mandated to cover
yourself head to toe in this tent," says Taina Bien-Aimé, executive director of
Equality Now, the international women's-rights watchdog. Sabet responds that
Muslim men too have a dress code: the Koran forbids them to wear saffron or
silk or expose skin from navel to knee. But Imam Mohamed Magid, who heads a
moderate mosque in Sterling, Va., calls debate over Islamic clothing
misdirected. "I wish there was more talk about women as leaders rather than
talk about whether nail polish is acceptable in Islam," he says. "We need to
move forward."
Still, in this bare-it-all age of the string bikini, when young girls take
wardrobe cues from Paris Hilton and body-image pressure is intense, the Burqini
swimsuit is making a statement. And that's the point, the designers say: the
suits allow women, Muslim or not, to choose comfort over conformity. "I know it
sounds like an oxymoron," says Sabet. "But this is really about freedom."
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