UCOII – Eye on Islamism

‘Burkini’ row erupts in Italy after mayor criticises Muslim beachgoers The mayor of a northern Italian town has sparked outrage by warning 'Muslim foreigners' to stop swimming 'with their clothes on' when visiting Italian beaches.

July 20, 2023 Clare Speak

(Local) Italy is known for having some of Europe’s stricter rules on covering up in public, with regular reports of outrage over nudity and revealing swimwear. But on Wednesday, one politician from the nationalist League party in northern Italy sparked controversy by […]

Alarm in Italy over law to shutter Muslim prayer spaces Opposition decries ‘unacceptable discrimination’ as Premier Meloni’s far-right party pushes bill that could close down over 1,000 Muslim worship places

June 26, 2023 Giovanni Legorano

(Anadolu) A controversial law proposed by the ruling far-right coalition has again brought Muslims and their places of worship to the fore of Italy’s political discourse. If passed, the law could shut down hundreds of Islamic prayer spaces, a prospect triggering alarm […]

Italian Muslim umbrella organisation launches crowdfunding for anti-Islamophobia network

July 2, 2021 Francesco Bongarra

(Arab News) The Union of Islamic Communities and Organizations in Italy (UCOII) has launched a crowdfunder to set up an Italian Anti-Islamophobia Network (NIA), to counter anti-Muslim sentiment in the country. The network will collect reports of Islamophobia through an online portal […]

Search continues for Saman’s body, cousin handed over Teen thought to have been killed for refusing arranged marriage

June 9, 2021 Unlisted Author

(ANSA) Investigators on Wednesday continued the search for the body of Saman Abbas while her cousin, one of the family members suspected of involvement in the alleged murder of the 18-year-old for refusing an arranged marriage in Pakistan, was handed over to […]

Saman ‘rowed with family on evening before went missing’

June 7, 2021 Unlisted Author

(ANSA) An 18-year-old Pakistani girl who has been missing from a town near Reggio Emilia since the end of April after refusing an arranged marriage in Pakistan had a violent argument with her family the night before she disappeared, according to an […]

Fatwah against arranged marriages after girl believed killed Search for Saman Abbas's body continues

June 3, 2021 Unlisted Author

(ANSA) The Union of Italy’s Islamic Communities (UCOII) on Wednesday issued a fatwah (ban) on arranged marriages after the case of an 18-year-old Pakistani girl who is missing and believed killed by her family after refusing to marry a man her parents […]

Uproar in Italy over Qatari influence under bilateral funding agreement Italian politicians fear Rome is aiding expansionist agenda of Doha and Muslim Brotherhood

June 2, 2020 Damien McElroy

(National-UAE) Italy has ratified an agreement with Qatar that will give the Gulf country an official platform to fund organisations and build mosques, a move that has bitterly divided politicians in Rome. Warnings that ratification of the accord would let Doha use […]

Qatar ‘spent huge sums on Muslim Brotherhood groups in Europe’ Scale of payments from Doha to Tariq Ramadan also revealed in documents published in new book

April 5, 2019 Damien McElroy

(National-UAE) Details of the lavish payments made by Qatar to Muslim Brotherhood organisations in Europe, including furnishing funds the academic Tariq Ramadan has used for legal fees to fight rape allegations, have emerged in a new book. Qatar Papers — How the […]

Pro-polygamy Muslim leader calls for Islamic representation in Italy

December 22, 2018 Thomas D. Williams

(Breitbart) One of Italy’s most prominent Muslim leaders has challenged interior minister Matteo Salvini to find a way to give Muslims “democratic representation” in government. Hamza Piccardo, who famously argued that “polygamy is our civil right,” wrote this week to Mr Salvini […]

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