Sicilian Peoples: The Arabs by L. Mendola and V. Salerno Magazine Index Best of Sicily Arts & Culture Fashion Food & Wine History & Society About Us Travel Faqs Contact Map of Sicily The Peoples of Sicily: A Multicultural Legacy. Full of Greeks, Arabs, Normans, Germans and Jews, the most […]
by: Salah Zaimeche Sicily under Islamic rule brought people from all over the mediteranean in a rich diverse and enlightened community including a far reaching freedom of religion. Extracted from the full article: Sicily by Salah Zaimeche Control of Sicily implied a major role in the affairs of the Mediterranean world, and […]
Source: Independent By Lizzie Dearden Muslim imams in Italy are being enrolled on courses aiming to “create a climate of tolerance” and fight radicalisation by learning about the country’s constitution. … […]
Mirror Scott Campbell The Berlin Christmas market massacre suspect has been shot dead in Milan by police after pulling out a gun during a 3am stop. Anis Amri reportedly shouted “Allahu Akbar”, or god is great, and shot an officer in the shoulder just moments after getting off a […]
Source: BBC Italians are voting in a referendum which is being closely watched for further signs of anti-establishment sentiment in Europe. The vote, called by centre-left Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, is formally on plans to streamline parliament but is expected to be used by many as a chance to register […]
Regarding the topic of Islam on the European continent, the focus is usually exclusively on the period of Muslim Spain, al-Andalus, that lasted from 711 to 1492 (with a Muslim minority population that remained until 1609) and the Ottoman Empire, which crossed from Anatolia into Southeastern Europe in the early […]
Source: The Guardian By Hannah Summersand agencies Pope Francis prays in front of quake ruins in Amatrice. The Vatican say Cavalcoli’s views are offensive and disgraceful. Photograph: Osservatore Romano/EPA An Italian priest has angered the Vatican after claiming the earthquakes that have shaken the country killing hundreds and leaving thousands homeless […]
The young migrants were set to meet players including defenders Kalidou Koulibaly and Elseid Hysaj after the match, which finished 1-1. By: AP | Naples | Updated: November 6, 2016 Naples’ mayor Luigi De Magistris, center, poses for a photo with a group of refugees hosted by the city, during […]
Source: The Daily Beast ROME — It is a terrifying sensation when your home starts to shake and your furniture starts to shimmy—especially when you don’t consider your address to be in a high-risk seismic zone. But for the last three months, starting on August 24 and ending, oh, at […]
Reuters International OCT 30, 2016 – A patient is evacuated from an hospital following an earthquake in Rieti, Italy, October 30, 2016. REUTERS/Emiliano Grillotti (reuters_tickers) By Isla Binnie NORCIA, Italy (Reuters) – A powerful earthquake struck Italy on Sunday in the same central regions that have been rocked by […]
Source: Time By Gregorio Borgia, Nicole Winfield & Colleen Barry / AP (NORCIA, Italy) —Central Italy was hit by another powerful earthquake Sunday, toppling buildings that had recently withstood other major quakes and sending panicked residents back into the streets, but causing no immediate loss of life. The quake with a […]
Source: Associated Press ROME (AP) — Hundreds of Muslims have gathered near Rome’s Colosseum to pray and protest the closures of mosques and other places of worship. An imam led […]
Published October 21, 2016 Associated Press Muslim men gather for a prayer and demonstration near Rome’s ancient Colosseum, seen in the background Friday, Oct. 21, 2016. The Muslim community of Rome gathered by the Colosseum to pray and demonstrate against the alleged shutting down by police of unofficial places of […]
Source: Daily Times ROME: Several hundred Muslims staged a protest prayer outside the Colosseum in Rome on Friday over what they see as unfair restrictions on their freedom to practise their faith in Italy. Organisers said that they had called the demonstration following the recent closure on administrative grounds of […]
Source: BBC By James Reynolds “That is a possessed woman there,” says Fr Vincenzo Taraborelli as he points up to an 18th Century fresco in his Roman church. “They’re holding […]
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred; saving a life is like saving the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Source: Reuters By Crispian Balmer | ROME More than 5,000 migrants […]
Critics argues laws are anti-constitutional and unfairly target Muslims in Italy. By Ludovica Iaccino September 29, 2016 12:37 BST , Updated 6 hr ago The Italian region of Liguria has passed a controversial set of regulations that restrict the freedom to construct new religious buildings in its territory. The laws do not specifically limit the […]
Source: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/islamahmadiyya/2016/09/some-advice-for-an-italian-mep/?ref_widget=gr_trending&ref_blog=grails&ref_post=muslim Some Advice for an Italian MEP September 25, 2016 by Qasim Rashid by Aasim Ahmad It was reported by London’s Express that Magdi Allam, an Italian MEP, believes that mosques are Islam’s cancer and that mosques are used to promote and manufacture terrorists. Coming from an Italian MEP, this is a […]
Source: BBC The hilltop medieval village of Riace on Italy’s south coast was almost a ghost town 15 years ago. Houses were derelict and the local school was near to closing. The village was in danger of becoming extinct as residents disappeared to northern Italy, and abroad, for jobs during […]
Source: BBC By Mark Mardell The Italian political system is a joke. Quite absurd. Not my judgement but that of the Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. Laws are made at a […]