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Italian Minister of Interior affairs has rejected signing on the law to forbid Hijab in his country.
Giuliano Amato said it is impossible to go against wearing of hijab by a Muslim woman in his country and this is for a very clear reason that Maryam binte Imran (Mary) respected mother of Prophet issa (Christ) was used to wear hijab on her head.
Two-time (1992 to 1993 and then from 2000 to 2001) Prime Minister of Italy Giuliano Amato, currently serving as Interior Minister in the government of former President of the European Commission Romano Prodi, was also Vice-President of the Convention on the Future of Europe, which from 2001-2003 drafted the text of the now semi-abandoned EU Constitution.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
Giuliano Amato (born 13 May 1938 in Turin) is an Italian politician. He was Prime Minister of Italy twice, first from 1992 to 1993 and then from 2000 to 2001. He was more recently Vice President of the Convention on the Future of Europe that drafted the new European Constitution and headed the Amato Group. He is commonly nicknamed dottor Sottile, (which means “Doctor Subtilis“, the sobriquet of the Scottish Medieval philosopher John Duns Scotus, a reference to his political subtlety). From 2006 to 2008, he was the Minister of the Interior in Romano Prodi‘s government.
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Born in Turin into a Sicilian family, Amato grew up in Tuscany. He received a first degree in law from the University of Pisa in 1960, while attending the prestigious Collegio Medico-Giuridico of the Scuola Normale Superiore, which today is Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, and a masters degree in comparative law from Columbia Law School in 1963. After teaching at the Universities of Modena, Perugia and Florence, he worked as professor of Italian and Comparative Constitutional Law at the University of Rome La Sapienza from 1975 to 1997.
Amato began his political career in 1958, when he joined the Italian Socialist Party. He was a Member of Parliament from 1983 to 1993. He was Undersecretary of State to the Prime Minister’s office from 1983 to 1987, Deputy Prime Minister from 1987 to 1988, and Minister for the Treasury from 1987 to 1989.
From June 1992 to April 1993, Amato served as Prime Minister. During those ten months, a series of corruption scandals rocked Italy and swept away almost an entire class of political leaders. Amato himself was never implicated, notwithstanding how close he was to Bettino Craxi, a central figure in the corruption system.
As Prime Minister, Amato responded effectively to two devaluations of the lira in the wake of currency speculation that led Italy to be expelled from the European Monetary System by cutting the budget deficit drastically, thus taking the first steps in the road that would bring Italy to adopt the Euro.
At a point, his government was harshly contested because of a decree that suddenly moved the competence for corruption investigations into the hands of the police, which, being controlled directly by the government, would have not been independent. Fearing that the new system would have effectively blocked investigations on political corruption, Italians took to the streets in massive, spontaneous rallies. President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro refused to sign the decree, deeming it blatantly unconstitutional. While his justice minister Giovanni Conso took the blame, it has been disputed whether Amato was a victim of circumstances or whether he really wanted to save the corruption-ridden system.
At the end of his period as Prime Minister, Amato gave a speech to the Parliament in which he solemnly promised that at end of his term he would retire from politics, stressing that his was a true commitment and that he would not break this promise as some politicians (whom he characterized as “mandarins“) used to do. However, this promise was short-lived; Amato has regularly come under criticism for having made such a solemn commitment and failìng to keep it.
Amato was President of the Italian antitrust authority from November 1994 to December 1997, Minister for Institutional Reforms in Massimo D’Alema‘s first government from October 1998 to May 1999, and, once again, Treasury Minister in D’Alema’s second government from December 1999 to April 2000. Amato was nearly nominated for the Presidency of the Republic and was a close contender to replace Michel Camdessus as head of the International Monetary Fund.
Amato served as Prime Minister again from April 2000 to May 2001. He promoted economic competitiveness as well as social protection. In addition to economic reforms, he pushed ahead with political and institutional reforms, trying to deal with a weak executive and fragmented legislature.
In December 2001, European Union leaders at the European Council in Laeken appointed Amato and former Belgian Prime Minister Jean-Luc Dehaene to be Vice Presidents of the Convention on the Future of Europe to assist former French President Valéry Giscard d’Estaing in the drafting of the new European Constitution. He was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2002.[1]
Amato was a Member of the Senate representing the constituency of Grosseto in Tuscany from 2001 to 2006. In 2006, he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies for the Olive Tree list, and he was named Minister of the Interior in Romano Prodi’s centre-left government.
Since 2010, he also leads advanced seminar classes at the Master in International Public Affairs of the LUISS School of Government.
Amato is married to Ms Diana Amato, a professor of Family Law at the University of Rome. They have two children, Elisa and Lorenzo, and five grandchildren, Giulia, Marco, Simone, Elena and Irene.
World Justice Project
Giuliano Amato serves as an Honorary Co-Chair for the World Justice Project. The World Justice Project works to lead a global, multidisciplinary effort to strengthen the Rule of Law for the development of communities of opportunity and equity.[2]
President of Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies
In 2012 Giuliano Amato was appointed as President of the Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies.[3][4] As alumnus of Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies (attending the prestigious Collegio Medico-Giuridico of the Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, which today is Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies), he guarded close contact with the university, previously heading Sant’Anna Alumni Association.
He was appointed as President of the Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies on 21 February 2012 by the Academic Senate of Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies and by a Decree of the Minister Francesco Profumo of the Ministry of Education, Universities and Research (Italy).[3][4]
References
- ^ “Book of Members, 1780–2010: Chapter A”. American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
- ^ “Honorary Chairs”. The World Justice Project. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
- ^ a b Giuliano Amato designato Presidente della Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna at SSSUP
- ^ a b Giuliano Amato nuovo presidente della Scuola Sant’Anna at Il Tirreno
External links
- Giuliano Amato’s Project Syndicate op/eds
- Giuliano Amato teaching at the Master in International Public Affairs at the LUISS Guido Carli University School of Government in Rome.
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| Preceded by Giovanni Goria |
Minister of the Treasury 1987–1989 |
Succeeded by Guido Carli |
| Preceded by Giulio Andreotti |
Prime Minister of Italy 1992–1993 |
Succeeded by Carlo Azeglio Ciampi |
Categories: Europe, Islam, Italy, Law and Religion
Amato wants to believe that fashion is the cause of evil. Western decadence might mean that a woman wants to be at the height of fashion, but according to western standards a woman is a human being. She can learn, work, travel, marry, drive and have her own bank account. It is too easy for Westerns to underestimate their own high regard for women.
The Italian Interior Minister has defended the dress code of Muslim women, known as ‘Hijab’, saying the Islamic law ‘protects them.’
Speaking at a ceremony titled “Women and Society”, Giuliano Amato added that the practice of Hijab encourages respect toward women.
He pointed to the positive effects that “accrue to women from adherence to the Islamic dress code” and said “It’s a shame that Italy is turning into a country where a woman is either a nice image to look at or worth nothing.”
The minister said his country has reached a point where it needs laws to remind the society that women should be respected as human beings and not considered mere objects of pleasure, IRNA cited from the Italian daily ‘Corriere della Sera’.
Amato announced that the government is launching a three-million-Euro campaign to promote a culture of respect for women and to establish a national organization that would implement such education policies.
http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2007/07/italy-muslim-law-encourages-respect.html
It so heart touching. May Allah Bless him.Amen
Being a Muslim woman and a Hijab wearing individual, it is so comforting that such people too exist in the western societies. Such people do not only respect the other’s right of choice but have a real regard for ladies. He sure knows how to respect reputed ladies.
I agree, Anisa! May God bless such people & increase them in numbers so the world in not a hurtful place to live in. The head covering has been a sign of piety & honour from times immemorial, only after the Arabic word”hijab” came into the limelight, people who were against Islam/Arabs started this crusade against it with their hateful agenda.