(Arab News) A politician in Italy said on Wednesday that he will ask the country’s parliament to recognize Eid Al-Fitr as a national holiday.
As Muslims around Italy celebrated the end of Ramadan, Aboubakar Soumahoro, formerly of the Green and Left Alliance, but now an independent, said that he planned to bring a bill proposing the move to the Chamber of Deputies.
“Today, Islam is the second religion in Italy. We need to recognize, update, adapt, and harmonize the laws of our country with the current and renewed reality. Italy has changed, enriching itself with plurality, also from a religious point of view. Long live plural Italy,” he posted to his Instagram.
