   I would agree with this but only up to a point and the article isn't clear about this:  Is it REALLY, as you say, "muslim-only time"?  If so, I agree.  If, as the article MAY be implying, these times are accessible to women of any faith that wish to swim in these particular conditions, then I disagree with you that it's "segregation by ethnicity".  Does anyone actually know?  By the way, this just reminds me of a sad personal story:  Years ago my mother was on an Ulpan program rooming with a young Palestinian woman and they became close friends.  At that time my mother was a big swimmer and availed herself of the swimming pool on a daily basis for exercise and heat relief.  After a number of months, her friend asked if she could go with my Mom early one morning and have my Mom teach her how to swim.  They did this once and it resulted in verbal hostility from some Arab men who happened to witness it.  She wore a VERY conservative (by Western standards, of course) one piece swimsuit and was careful to remain fully covered up until the last possible moment when entering and exiting the pool.  A day later, the woman came to my Mom in tears because the word had gotten back to her family in the West Bank and they had phoned her threatening to remove her from the program if she did that again.  She went again -- this time even earlier to avoid being seen and even more careful with regard to modesty.  Her family made good on their threat and she was gone in a matter of days and my Mom was never able to contact her and to this day doesn't know whether she received any of her letters or not or what became of her.  I don't care what people wanna do with regard to modesty and dress, in theory:  But I do object to legal adults being denied the right to make their own decision on what they want to wear in places where it's acceptable for others to dress the same -- ie, if it's at a pool where swimsuits are accepted attire at that time.
I would agree with this but only up to a point and the article isn't clear about this:  Is it REALLY, as you say, "muslim-only time"? If so, I agree. If, as the article MAY be implying, these times are accessible to women of any faith that wish to swim in these particular conditions, then I disagree with you that it's "segregation by ethnicity". Does anyone actually know? By the way, this just reminds me of a sad personal story:  Years ago my mother was on an Ulpan program rooming with a young Palestinian woman and they became close friends. At that time my mother was a big swimmer and availed herself of the swimming pool on a daily basis for exercise and heat relief. After a number of months, her friend asked if she could go with my Mom early one morning and have my Mom teach her how to swim. They did this once and it resulted in verbal hostility from some Arab men who happened to witness it. She wore a VERY conservative (by Western standards, of course) one piece swimsuit and was careful to remain fully covered up until the last possible moment when entering and exiting the pool. A day later, the woman came to my Mom in tears because the word had gotten back to her family in the West Bank and they had phoned her threatening to remove her from the program if she did that again. She went again -- this time even earlier to avoid being seen and even more careful with regard to modesty. Her family made good on their threat and she was gone in a matter of days and my Mom was never able to contact her and to this day doesn't know whether she received any of her letters or not or what became of her. I don't care what people wanna do with regard to modesty and dress, in theory:  But I do object to legal adults being denied the right to make their own decision on what they want to wear in places where it's acceptable for others to dress the same -- ie, if it's at a pool where swimsuits are accepted attire at that time.