Silvia Sardone

Academics & Education

EU Commission defends funding for Islam and Islamophobia research projects The EU executive has pushed back against far-right criticism over the allocation of over €17 million in grants by the leading European Research Council (ERC) to Islam-related projects, insisting they won funding on scientific merit.

August 18, 2025   

(Euronews) The European Commission has countered criticism from far-right political groups for allocating EU research funds over the past years on projects focused on subject matters like Islam, the Qur’an, Sharia, and Islamophobia. The controversy began after Italian hard-right MEP Silvia Sardone […]

Academics & Education

‘Pointless provocation’: Muslim prayer taught to Catholic pupils in Italian mosque Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini described the scene as an example of the 'silent Islamization of Italian schools.'

May 5, 2025   

(European Conservative) A group of Catholic preschoolers kneeling in a mosque during a school trip has sparked a political uproar in Italy, with critics decrying the episode as a case of religious indoctrination and cultural surrender — reigniting fierce debate over the […]

Christians

Ramadan iftar sparks controversy across Europe An interfaith iftar event in Brussels sparked controversy, with some critics accusing it of turning Catholic spaces into areas outside their intended purpose.

March 27, 2025   

(Yabiladi) “Iftar at the church.” A single meal was enough to ignite the latest episode in the ongoing series of Ramadan controversies, adding fuel to the broader debates surrounding Islam in Europe. On March 23, the Brussels district of Molenbeek hosted a […]