"Islam-inspired swimwear for pious bathers
01 September 2006
ISTANBUL: An unusual type of swimwear is standing out on Turkish beaches this summer – Islam-inspired swimsuits – which buck the trend of the past 100 years for swimsuits to get smaller.
Turkish businessman Mehmet Sahin has designed what he says is the world's first Islam-inspired swimsuit and sells head-to-ankle bathing gear to devout well-heeled Muslims, including the wives of Turkey's leading politicians."
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