13.06.2019
Arab women on the beach. What Muslim women bathe in (unexpected discovery). The most beautiful Arab girls
In some Arab countries There are so-called women's days, when only women and small children are allowed to enter the beach. Contrary to the official position, this tradition does not find an overwhelming response and is especially disliked by representatives tourism industry. A couple of years ago it came to the point that in Dubai, after court hearings, they reduced the number of Women's Day from four to three a week.
However, a woman may well come to an ordinary beach; there is no strict prohibition on this. Only the gentle sea and warm sun do not relieve them of the obligation to comply with the norms appearance. Arab women bathe with their clothes on, and often with their heads covered. One must think that this is a dubious pleasure, not to mention the fact that a clinging dress does not contribute to a chaste appearance.
The Hyatt Hotel in Zanzibar is located near the main city beach. It so happened that my windows looked directly onto the shore. Armed with a telephoto camera, I photographed girls and women. Moreover, many of them were so curvaceous that one couldn’t help but think: maybe it’s right that in clothes...
I really wanted to tell you more about people, about Egyptian families
In the hotel I'm in last time stopped, there were quite a few Egyptian and international families living there. I have never had the opportunity to interact with them so closely before. And this time there was an opportunity to observe people from the outside, their relationships and attitude towards children.
Egyptian kids are very cute, especially those from mixed marriages. And there are quite a few of them in Egypt!
Children are very independent in most cases. Parents treat them very kindly and tenderly. By the way, I noticed that Egyptians are very tender not only towards their children, but also towards strangers. Especially men! (You almost never see such undisguised love for children from men!) Children are allowed everything - they explore the world around them on their own. At the same time, parents closely monitor them, but come to the rescue only in extreme situations. The attitude towards children is very even, calm, gentle and tactful. I have never seen anyone shout at a child, much less raise a hand to him.
Children in Egyptian families are very musical, rhythmic and flexible. From birth they move perfectly to the beat of music. No wonder Arabs are such wonderful dancers!
So, the beach:
Here is a photo of a charming mixed family: HE is an Egyptian, SHE is an Italian and their two charming daughters. A family arrived from England, where they live permanently. Two more adults are HER compatriots, perhaps even relatives - from Italy. I sunbathed with this family on the beach for several days and admired everyone. And the kids simply captivated me.
And here Arab families. This is a city beach. All the rules of behavior of Arab women among strangers are observed here.
This is how Arab women sunbathe on the beach
and this is how Arab families bathe:
men and young men go to swim further into the sea, and women and children sit in the shallow water. Moreover, Arab women bathe in special clothes.
Here is a typical bathing suit for an Arab woman: pantaloons (or even a single overall of trousers and a jacket - with long sleeves, similar to those worn by divers), with a dress on top (approximately knee-length) made of light fabric that dries quickly and does not stick to the body , does not tighten it; definitely a scarf covering your hair.
It is quite common to see that Arab women do not bathe at all. They enter the water with only their feet and watch the children swimming.
I met this woman in a burqa later in the shower. She bathed the children there fresh water. She never took off her burqa, but opened her face a little. A very young and pretty woman. In response to my smile and praise of her children, she smiled very kindly back at me.
And on the beach only her eyes were visible through a small slit in the scarf....
Muslim swimsuits banned on Cannes beaches August 12th, 2016
Authorities in the French city of Cannes have banned the wearing of a burkini on the beaches - a swimsuit for Muslim women that completely covers the body in accordance with Islamic norms. 
According to local media reports on Friday, the mayor of Cannes, David Lisnard, issued a decree that "prohibits access to the beaches to any person wearing inappropriate clothing that does not meet the rules of decency and the principles of secularism, as well as those that do not comply with hygiene and safety standards." 
Cannes authorities noted that beachwear that emphasizes religious affiliation "could cause disruption to public order at a time when France has become a target for terrorist attacks." 
Also this week, authorities in the French city of Les Pin-Mirabeau canceled an event at the Speed Water water park, which could only be attended by Muslim women in burkinis and their children. 
Previously, the company for organizing cultural and sports recreation Smile 13 rented a water park in Les Pins-Mirabeau for September 10. On this day, for 15 euros, only Muslim women of all ages and boys under 10 years old could get into an establishment with water attractions. At the same time, women had to wear exclusively burkinis. 
The decision to cancel the event was made “to stabilize the situation” after loud public reaction and threats against the organizers. "We have witnessed absolutely outrageous reactions, Islamophobic, xenophobic and racist, which I categorically condemn. Given the circumstances, we need to calm the situation," said the city's mayor, Michel Amiel. 
The Smile 13 company also stated that threatening messages began to be received against its employees. According to the organization, unknown persons placed several bullets in one of these letters. 
In April 2011, France introduced a ban on wearing Muslim clothing that completely covers the face. French law prohibits wearing such clothing in in public places. At the same time, it can be worn at home, in hotel rooms, in the premises of closed associations and enterprises, as well as in and near places of worship. The European Court of Human Rights in the summer of 2014 found this law lawful. 
Burkini (eng. burkini, burqa + bikini, also bodykini) is a swimsuit for Orthodox Muslim women, which is made from 100% polyester. It consists of two parts, has a hood that fits tightly on the head and meets all Sharia requirements for women's clothing. In its cut, the burkini is close to pajamas and covers the entire body of a woman with the exception of the feet, palms and face. There are also options for practicing not only swimming, but also other sports. 
Zora Bensemra was born in 1968 in Algeria. In 1997, in last years Algerian conflict, she received an invitation from Mallory Langsdon to work as a Reuters photographer.
In 2000, Zora was sent to Macedonia, where Albanians were hiding from Serbian troops. In 2003, she went to Iraq, where they were trying to catch Saddam Hussein. In 2004, Zora became a staff photographer for Reuters. In 2005, Zora received the European Union award for best African photographer. While in Algeria, she continues to report on events in Africa and the Middle East. In 2011, she photographed the referendum in Sudan, the uprising in Tunisia and the revolution in Libya.
This collection is dedicated to the memories of Zora, an Arab woman who became a photojournalist.
1. Women on the beach in Algeria, June 4, 2006. 
2. A Tunisian soldier tries to calm demonstrators during riots in the center of the capital, January 14, 2011. 
3. A boy jumps from a parapet on a beach in Benghazi, May 18, 2011. 
4. Algerian police near the destroyed service center Egyptian communications company Orascom, Algeria, November 16, 2009. 
5. Afghan women in a taxi, Kabul, December 31, 2009. 
6. A girl in a bikini and her friend in traditional clothing on the beach in Algeria, July 25, 2003. 
7. Models prepare for a hairstyle competition, Algeria, March 5, 2007. 
8. A Tunisian woman with a child at the border, having fled from Libya back to Tunisia, February 23, 2011. 
9. Libyan rebels observe Misrata, where the western front passes, June 11, 2011. 
10. A soldier from Task Force Daneli, 40th Cavalry Regiment, during prayer. Base Operations Clark, Khost Province, Afghanistan, December 13, 2009. 
11. Demonstrators try to overturn a burnt out bus during protests against a police raid on the Mathare slum, Nairobi, February 20, 2008. 
12. Egyptian refugees near the Tunisian border carry an unconscious man in their arms, March 1, 2011. 
13. Supporters of Muammar Gaddafi display what they say are pieces of the NATO missile that struck Gaddafi's buildings in Bab al-Aziziya, Tripoli, March 21, 2011. Caption: “Long live the ruler!” 
14. Hadda Laherrab, 42, shows her work, Henshela, Algeria, May 31, 2010. Hadda lost her sight due to illness at the age of 18, learned from her mother how to work with clay and sheep skins. Recently, her works took part in an exhibition dedicated to the cultural week in Algeria. 
15. A girl in a house destroyed during fighting between rebels and Gaddafi's troops in Tripoli, May 29, 2011. 
16. The body of a woman at the scene of a terrorist attack near a police station in the capital of Algeria, January 30, 1995. 
17. A woman carries away furniture from the site of a battle between two warring tribes, on the outskirts of Molo, Nairobi, February 28, 2008. 
18. Somali refugees from Libya in a camp near the Libyan border, Tunisia, March 10, 2011. 
19. Tuareg women during the visit of Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to Tamanrasset, January 7, 2008. 
20. Twenty-seven-year-old dancer Milad Siri rehearses with partner Raid in Baghdad, May 27, 2003. Siri is divorced and lives with her 12-year-old son. Has been dancing since 1996. The war greatly interfered with her work and deprived her of two main clients - Saddam's sons - Qusay and Uday Hussein. According to Siri, there is no contradiction between dancing and religion. "Dancing is a way to make money." 
21. Milad Siri checks his pistol before leaving his house, Baghdad, May 27, 2003.
22. A man smokes a hookah and watches a dancer in a Baghdad cafe, May 4, 2003.
23. A woman stands next to her newborn baby at a hospital in Juba, Sudan, September 4, 2007. 
24. Libyan rebel during a reconnaissance patrol 35 km from Misrata, May 24, 2011. 
25. Unemployed in the city of La Kasbah, December 31, 2011. 
26. Dancers perform at the welcoming ceremony for UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in Juba, Sudan, September 4, 2007. 
27. People from the Kikuyu tribe who fled from the Mathare slums due to the riots. Nairobi, February 25, 2008. 
28. Eleven-year-old Fatna Adam Hamed (right), who was raped by unknown armed men, clings to her mother's shoulder in an internal refugee camp in Nyala, Sudan, March 18, 2009. 
29. A woman cleans her room at a shelter for women affected by ill-treatment. Algeria, November 3, 2007. A quarter of Algerians live below the poverty line, and 70% of adults under 30 are unemployed. In an aggressive and unstable country, women are the first to suffer. 
30. Soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment interrogate the wife of an explosives suspect. Mosul, Iraq, January 12, 2005. 
31. A demonstrator grabs a soldier's leg after hearing shots fired into the air during a rally outside the party headquarters of ousted President Zine Al-Abdeen Ben Ali in Tunisia, January 20, 2011.
32. A man stands on a street destroyed during fighting between rebels and Gaddafi's forces, Tripoli, Libya, May 29, 2011.
33. Shell casings in the position occupied by a Gaddafi gunman on the roof of a house in Tripoli, May 22, 2011.
34. An internal refugee uses a pick to chop clay to make bricks near the camp in Al Fasher, Darfur, April 14, 2010.
35. Representatives of Sahab el Baroud fire ceremonial muskets on the last day of celebrations in honor of the birth of the Prophet Muhammad, March 26, 2008, Timimoun, Algeria.
36. A policeman takes cover behind a door from flying stones, Tunisia, January 28, 2011. 
38. Six-year-old Malak Al Shami, who lost her leg when her house was destroyed by fire from a Grad rocket, in a hospital in Misrata, June 3, 2011. The explosion killed her sister Rodiana (1 year old) and brother Mohammed (3 years old).
39. A man with a Gaddafi poster in a building destroyed by NATO airstrikes, Tripoli, March 22, 2011.
40. Libyan revolutionaries fire a machine gun at a sniper, Tripoli, August 24, 2011.
41. Libyan refugee in a camp on the border with Tunisia, May 9, 2011. 
42. Angelina Verre Musikoyo calls out to the Kalenjin and Kikuyu tribes after a battle on the outskirts of Molo, 180 km from Nairobi, February 28, 2008.
43. A medic and a Libyan revolutionary carry the body of a man killed in the battle for the Abu Salim district in Tripoli, August 25, 2011.
44. A protester sits on a mattress during demonstrations outside the Prime Minister's office in Tunisia, January 27, 2011.
45. Egyptians flee Libya, Libyan-Tunisian border, March 1, 2011.
46. A cashier at a supermarket in rebel-controlled Misrata, Libya, June 20, 2011.
47. A revolutionary in one of the rooms of Hannibal Gaddafi’s house in Tripoli, August 30, 2011.
48. A rebel in a car with an anti-aircraft gun mounted in the back at a checkpoint near Tripoli airport, September 1, 2011.
49. Libyan rebels mourn a fallen comrade at a field hospital near Misrata, June 10, 2011.
50. A young Albanian refugee on a bus that recently crossed the border into Macedonia, May 22, 1999.
51. A girl chants slogans at the closing of the congress of the Islamist Renaissance Party in Tunisia, October 21, 2011.
52. Demonstration against Tunisian President Zine Al-Abdine Ben Ali, January 14, 2011. .
53. A woman in her home in Kabul, August 20, 2005.
54. Mannubiya Bouazizi, mother of Mohamed Bouazizi, in the city of Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia, January 19, 2011. Her son set himself on fire on December 17 during protests that forced President Zine Al-Abdeen Ben Ali to flee the country.
55. Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika near the bed of a woman injured in the terrorist attack on April 15, 2007. Suicide bombers then killed 33 people and injured more than 200.
56. Supporters of the Tunisian Renaissance Party at its headquarters, October 25, 2011.
57. Eman Al-Obaidi (center) and government officials (left) at a hotel in Tripoli, March 26, 2011. Eman Al-Obaidi, hoping for help, ran into the hotel where foreign journalists were staying and began to show them the scars and bruises that, according to her, were left from beatings by Gaddafi’s militants. Security officers soon arrived and took her away, despite attempts to stop them. As a result of the fight, several journalists were injured. 
58. A Tunisian soldier throws water to Egyptians fleeing Libya to Tunisia, March 1, 2011.
59. Beauty salon chain owner Zizi Badar (right) speaks on the phone in her office in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, February 21, 2006.
60. A UN worker cries at the hospital bed of his wounded colleague Carla Ruida in Algeria, December 13, 2007.
61. A teenage girl from the city of Wau waits to return home before the start of the referendum on the division of the country, Sudan, January 4, 2011.
62. Sudanese refugees eat at the Zam Zam camp in Al Fasher, Darfur, March 12, 2009.
63. A Libyan rebel in the cap of an officer of Gaddafi’s army prepares ammunition for anti-aircraft gun, 25 km from the center of Misrata, June 4, 2011.
64. A boy hangs on a door and shouts slogans during an anti-government demonstration in Tunisia, January 25, 2011.
65. Libyan rebels drive out the remnants of Gaddafi's forces from the Abu Salim area in Tripoli, August 25, 2011.
66. A woman shows a photo of her son, Farid Khatouni, sitting in his room in Misrata, June 1, 2011. Khatuni was killed on April 20, six months after the wedding, during a battle on the streets of Misrata.
67. The girl looks at American soldiers from Task Force Bravo, 2nd Battalion, 151st Infantry Regiment in the village of Alo Khil, Afghanistan, December 26, 2009.
71. Afghan singer Meriam Murad (left) from the group Arian at a concert organized by the elected government in Kabul, September 16, 2005. 
72. Survivors are led away from the scene of an attack on militia families in Blida, Algeria, November 14, 1996. The attackers slit the throats of 14 people.
73. A woman inspects her destroyed apartment in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, on August 18, 2006, searching for any remaining belongings.
74. A rebel at a checkpoint north of the besieged city of Bani Walid, Libya, September 14, 2011.
75. A woman waits for transport on the outskirts of the town of Timimoun, 1200 km from Algeria, March 24, 2008.
