Secret life of nuns: a look behind convent walls – a photo essay
Source: The Guardian In 2015, I began what was to become a long-term project exploring the lives of nuns in the Holy Hearts of Jesus and Mary convent in Rome. […]
Moral ethics in trouble with migrant politics
VALERIA GIANOTTA Published 26.07.2019 01:05 In Italy, the case of Carola Rackete, the captain of the nongovernmental organization (NGO) Sea-Watch 3 ship that forced the naval blockade on the […]
EU standoff dampens European dream for migrants
DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES Istanbul Published 08.07.2019 Rescue ships are defying Italy and Malta’s hard-line policies of closing their harbors to them and migrants saved at sea are caught up […]
Italy birth rate hits record low in 2018 as population shrinks
Source: Daily Sabah The number of babies born in Italy hit a new record low in 2018, the population shrank and the average age crept higher, national statistics office ISTAT […]
A Wall Worse than Trump’s : European Policies Create New Dangers on Mediterranean
European Policies Create New Dangers on Mediterranean In just a few years, the dreams of European immigration hardliners have become reality on the Mediterranean. Volunteer sea rescue operations have been […]
Europe’s oldest person dies aged 116 after crediting her long life to faith in God and avoiding booze
THE oldest person in Europe has died at the age of 116 after crediting her long life to faith in God and avoiding booze. Source: The Sun Giuseppina Robucci passed […]
Poems vs swastikas – there’s a cultural war being waged on the streets of Rome
The battle for ideological hegemony in the city mirrors that of wars gone by Alessio Colonnelli The Independent Voices Seventy-five years ago this month Rome was liberated by Anglo-American forces […]
Why Ancient Rome Needed Immigrants to Become Powerful
APR 3, 2019 The Caesars embraced newcomers, less out of idealism than out of self-interest. BARRY STRAUSS How “Roman” was the Roman Empire? Well, by some measures: not very. As the Roman emperors sought to expand and strengthen their empire, they recognized that immigration was a means for both. Although […]
Exclusive: Islamic State fighter wants to return to Italy, warns of ‘sleeper cells’
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 10, 2019 Mounsef al-Mkhayar, 22, an Islamic state fighter of Morrocan descent and Italian citizenship, gestures during an interview with Reuters, in Qamishli, […]
France and Italy Fighting Over Libyan Oil: Is This Why They Killed Gaddafi?
Source: The African Exponent By Tatenda Gwaambuka France and Italy are fighting over Libyan oil and destroying the country in the process. NATO killed Gaddafi so as to access Libya; […]
Italy and France’s refugee dispute awakens a dark colonial legacy
The Observer Refugees As European elections near, Rome’s populists are advancing a pointed narrative that firmly blames the Elysée for migration Kim Willsher in Paris Sun 27 Jan 2019 […]
Europe has a model for integrating Muslim migrants. It’s in Sicily
Source: Euro News By Stefania D’Ignoti On February 5th, Kheit Abdelhafid took the day off from work as a sign of respect towards Catania’s patron saint – St Agatha, whose […]
Italy accuses France of fuelling migration by continuously colonizing Africa
by Ismail Akwei, at 08:00 am, January 22, 2019 Italian deputy prime minister who is also labour and economy minister, Luigi di Maio, has accused France of fuelling migration […]
Al-Haj Muhammad Abdul Hadi Italo Chiussi (1919-1973)
In the 14 December 2018 issue of Al Hakam, Abdul Hadi (Italo) Chiussi was mentioned who was formerly an Italian Esperantist and later translated the Quran into the Esperanto […]
Europe’s far right seems determined to hijack Christianity in its bid for power
Today Catholic fundamentalism is fully mixed with anti-Muslim feeling, disguised antisemitism, racism and a narrow anti-EU nationalism Andrea Mammone The Independent Voices An 800-year-old monastery in Italy’s Apennine mountains has become the latest battleground in a bitter war of ideas. The imposing buildings of Trisulti to the east of Rome […]
The Dangerous New Face of Salvini’s Italy
Matteo Salvini Has Emboldened Fascists in Italy A .38-Caliber Rosary The Dangerous New Face of Salvini’s Italy Shots fired at foreigners, assaults on minorities, neo-fascist marches: Italy’s extreme right wing […]
Across Europe, the practice of Islamic family law is under pressure
Source: The Economist A ruling on Greece has wider European implications A GREEK Muslim woman who lost out because her late husband’s will was adjudicated by Islamic law has been […]
Italian priests vow to open church doors to evictees from immigration centres
‘Salvini decree’ threatens to make thousands not eligible for refugee status homeless Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo @lorenzo_tondo Mon 10 Dec 2018 Demonstrators in Rome protest against the ‘Salvini decree’ in […]
Italian priest who doubted Francis excommunicated for heresy
Source: Associated Press ROME (AP) — An Italian Catholic priest who considers Pope Francis an antipope and claims to have supernatural communications with angels, saints and the Madonna has been […]
Pope Decries ‘Persecution’ of Catholic Church Through Accusations
Source: Wall Street Journal By Francis X. Rocca Updated Oct. 27, 2018 6:26 p.m. ET ROME—Pope Francis told a gathering of bishops from around the world that the Catholic Church […]
