(European Conservative) A Shiite Ashura procession held on Sunday, July 6th, near Milan’s central station has sparked fierce public backlash over the treatment of women participants.
Approximately 1,300 Shiite Muslims marched from Piazza Repubblica to Stazione Centrale on Ashura, a day of commemoration in Islam.
While the ritual included men engaging in chest beating and ritual self-flagellation, it was the segregation of veiled women behind a cordon that triggered the uproar.
Right-wing Lega MEP Silvia Sardone called it “a clear sign of how, in many Islamic communities, women are considered.”
