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The ‘Ultra’ Sílvia Orriols Bans ‘Burquini’ in Ripoll’s Pool “for Safety”
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Sílvia Orriols likes the ordinances almost as much as she deplores the Islamic garments. The ultra mayor of Ripoll (Girona), who has repeatedly expressed her animosity towards the hijab (Islamic velo) has now had the opportunity to combine, to a single measure, her philias and phobias: she has approved a sharp municipal side that prohibits the use of burchini (the integral swimsuit) in the village pool. She has done so by hiding herself in the s…
With this decision, the deputy of Aliança Catalana challenges the current regulations as the use of these garments is contemplated in the Law on Equal Treatment and Non-Discrimination of Catalonia of 2021 Read
Ripoll is the first town in Catalonia that prohibits the use of burkini in the municipal pool. This is specified by a side signed by the mayor of the Pyrenean town, Sílvia Orriols, of the Aliança Catalana party (AC). Orriols has always distinguished himself by his active militancy against Islamism and in favor of the regulation of immigration. Not in vain, one of the slogans of his party is that “in Catalonia it does not fit the whole world.” Hi…
Ripoll challenges regional regulations and vetoes burkini in its aquatic facilities
The mayor of Ripoll (Gerona), Stlvia Orriols, has reopened the debate on the use of burkini in public spaces after signing a band that expressly prohibits this swimwear in the municipal pool of her locality. According to the mayor of Ripoll, of Aliança Catalana, in social network X, this measure is [...]
The independent mayor of Ripoll (Gerona), Sílvia Orriols, signed on Tuesday a municipal side that prohibits the use of burkini in the public local pool, claiming that it was for "safety reasons." Orriols justified this measure by pointing out that the garment could "obstacle rescue operations or cause accidents." This is not the first initiative related to Islamic symbols undertaken by Orriols. In February 2025, she proposed "modifying the munic…
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