No pool for you!

The biggest swimming pool in Russia’s Muslim-majority North Caucasus region has banned women, prompting anger from rights activists and others who have accused the sports complex of discrimination. [...]

The swimming pool said its decision to deny entry to women, who were previously only admitted on Fridays for women-only sessions, was financially motivated. “Unfortunately, there were hardly any visitors during women’s days,” the RIA news agency cited the spa complex as saying on its Instagram page, which has now been set to private.

From only one day a week to a total ban for financial reasons? Hmm...

A Muslima just got a concrete lesson about her religion:

Fatima Abdulkhalimova, 31, said she could no longer use the pool despite working there as an instructor. “I do demonstrations, show people the correct technique, and now I’m not allowed to enter the water,” Abdulkhalimova, a former professional swimmer, said.