Halal (conforming to Islamic rules) food is seeing double-digit growth the world over and even in Italy – due to rising interest by companies in the sector – it could soon become normal to find ”Islamically correct” labelled products on supermarket shelves. http://www.emg.rs/en/news/world/166437.html
Swiss and UN drop sanctions against businessman tied to Bank al-Taqwa
Switzerland has lifted travel restrictions on a Muslim businessman suspected by the U.S. of links to al-Qaeda. The Swiss Secretariat for Economic Affairs says it has also unblocked bank accounts belonging to Youssef M. Nada. It should be noted that there has been no official release from the US Treasury regarding this and no indication […]
Spreading Shariah to Non-Muslims
Gulf News has published an article about an Italian Buddhist living in Dubai who has taken out a Shariah-Compliant mortgage. The article claims that he did so because he believed that a mortgage based in religion would be “safer.” This is a common theme. Promoters of Shariah-Compliant Finance have been saying all along that they […]
Olivier Guitta of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies has written a sobering piece for the Middle East Times about the spread of Shariah. He gives summaries of developments in Pakistan, Italy, France, Great Britain and Switzerland, with a particular emphasis on family law and the rights of women. Of particular interest was this […]
Italy: Muslims protest against mosque closure Modena, 9 Oct. (AKI) – Muslims in the northern Italian city of Sassuolo plan to protest on Friday against what they claim is the town council’s refusal to allow them to build a mosque. * Milan mosque ‘to be closed down’/ lots o’ pic’s […]
Counterjihad Conference in Florence Italy 2008……. The Tundra Tabloids’ good friend and colleague, ESW, forwards the text of her speech given at the recent Counterjihad Conference held in Florence, Italy, over this past weekend. Both Filip Dewinter and Geert Wilders were there to receive the Oriana Fallaci awards which were presented by the Una […]
Mosque minarets Italy is fighting a rapidly increasing Muslim presence by introducing a bill to block construction of Islamic mosques and prohibit minarets, or prayer watchtowers, and loudspeaker chants. Italy’s Northern League, a political movement that is part of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s governing coalition, introduced the legislation. According to a Financial Times report, Northern […]
An Italian museum that barred a Muslim tourist because she was wearing a niqab which covered her face has introduced a “veil room” so visitors can be identified. By Nick Pisa in Rome Last Updated: 8:37PM BST 01 Sep 2008 Italian law forbids the wearing of face-covering masks or hoods in public Photo: […]
Italy’s Northern League seeks to block new mosques By Paul Bompard in Rome The Grand Mosque in Rome http://tabnak.ir/files/fa/news/1387/2/1/7812_875.jpg Published: August 25 2008 03:00 | Last updated: August 25 2008 03:00 Italy’s Northern League, the populist, xenophobic, sometimes separatist movement that is a key component of Silvio Berlusconi’s governing coalition, has proposed new legislation […]
.http://z.about.com/d/goeurope/1/0/h/K/venice_doge_6.jpg read this article in full at …http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/CultureAndMedia/?id=1.0.2408441518 Ahmad Vincenzo, president of the Association of Muslim Intellectuals and lecturer in Islamic rights at Naples’ Federico II University said the proposal was positive. Carlo Ripa Di Meana, former president of the Venice Biennale, moved to dedicate the 1977 Venice Biennale to the theme of “dissent” […]
http://tinyurl.com/678dlj ITALIAN daily La Repubblica today received a death-threat letter aimed at Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi which contained a bullet, the newspaper’s website reported. The letter, which also proclaimed “Allah is Great”, vows to “hit” Mr Berlusconi as well as the speakers of Italy’s upper and lower parliamentary chambers, Renato Schifani and […]
Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:06:16 Italy may take its discriminatory practices to a new level, calling for measures to make mosque leaders quit unless they recognize Israel. Action must be taken so that mosque supervisors recognize Israel, said European Affairs Minister Andrea Rochi. We must force those who do not recognize Israel to leave the […]
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/999822.html Italian authorities have ordered a Palestinian man expelled after he served his sentence for taking part in the 1985 hijacking of the Achille Lauro cruise ship, which resulted in the murder of an American citizen. The 43-year-old Ibrahim Fatayer Abdelatif was freed Monday from a temporary holding center for illegal immigrants in Rome, […]
A few months ago one of the British papers had a story about a gypsy wedding which took place in London. The bride delighted in the ceremony, her dress and her new grown up status. After the church wedding both bride and groom each went to their own, separate homes. They’re only children after […]
http://www.adnkrono s.com/AKI/ English/CultureA ndMedia/? id=1.0.230485767 5 Alessandria, 2 July (AKI) – A 15-year-old Pakistani girl was hospitalised after reportedly jumping from a balcony in the northern Italian town of Alessandria. She had refused an arranged marriage with a 16-year-old Pakistani. “My parents had already been in touch with his and told me I would be […]
Roee Nahmias Published: 05.31.08, 16:18 / Israel News <http://www.ynetnews .com/home/ 0,7340,L- 3082,00.html> What is the most popular name for children born in the Italian city of Milan? The city’s municipality reported what some may find a strange turn of events on the subject: The names Mahmoud, Ahmad, and Hamid are currently the most popular names […]
Religion Italy: Muslim community takes lead in fighting drugs Milan, 29 May (AKI) – A mosque on the northern outskirts of the Italian city of Milan is taking the lead in a new initiative to fight drugs. The mosque, in Sesto San Giovanni, is holding on Friday a seminar entitled ‘Together with young people […]
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Business/?id=1.0.2117751942 Iran: EU may boycott top bank, says report Brussels and Jerusalem, 29 April (AKI) – The European Union may as soon as Friday agree to impose sanctions against Iran’s influential Bank Melli, the Jerusalem Post reported on Tuesday. The move follows delayed approval from Italy, which reportedly removed its objection to the move […]
hat tip-Christine B. http://www.ansamed.info/en/news/[email protected] ISLAM: MASTER IN SHARIA-COMPLIANT FINANCE TO OPEN IN ROME (ANSAmed) – MILAN, MAY 8 – The dimensions and interest in Islamic finance are growing, and the world of education is beginning to adapt as well: from this autumn a Master’s degree in ‘Mediterranean and Arab Finance and Banking’, organised by […]
Pope discusses Islam relations with Anglican head Mon May 5, 2008 11:58am EDT http://tinyurl.com/5jcfm7 By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Benedict and the Archbishop of Canterbury discussed Christian-Muslim relations on Monday in their first meeting since the Anglican leader caused a storm with comments on the role of Sharia law in Britain. The […]
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