The Local Italy https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Outrage over swim class for Muslim women A sports centre in Sesto, northern Italy, will in January offer a swimming course specially designed for Muslim women, a decision that has sparked outrage from a right-wing political party. https://www.thelocal.it/20141015/outrage-over-swimming-course-for-muslim-women Wed, 15 Oct 2014 18:10:00 +0200 outrage-over-swimming-course-for-muslim-women Italy's far right protests Muslim women swim Members of the far-right Forza Nuova party have marched on a Venice swimming pool to protest a time slot to integrate Muslims, Italian media reported on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140520/extreme-right-protest-against-muslim-women-swim Tue, 20 May 2014 12:40:00 +0200 extreme-right-protest-against-muslim-women-swim