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	Early Islam in Italy
		The history of Islam in Italy can thus be said to be starting up again —after a long interregnum.
		Islam reckons the beginning of its calendar from the flight of the Prophet Mohammed from Mecca to Medina.
		The spread of Islam to the north and west and potentially into the heart of Europe was to remain blocked by the Byzantine Empire for another seven hundred years, until the fall of Constantinople in 1453.
	www.islamawareness.net /Europe/Italy/early.html (1238 words)

	Italy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Italy (Italian: Italia, IPA: [i'ta?lja]; officially the Italian Republic; Italian: Repubblica Italiana, IPA: [?e ?pubblika ita 'lja?na]) is a country located in Southern Europe, that comprises the Po River valley, the Italian Peninsula and the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia.
		Italy was divided into many independent states and often experienced foreign domination before the Italian unification, that created Italy as an independent nation-state for the first time in its history, took place.
		Italy supported Franco's revolution in Spanish civil war and Hitler's pretensions in central Europe, accepting the annexation of Austria to Germany in 1938, although the disappearance of a buffer state between mighty Germany and Italy was unfavourable for the country.
	en.filepoint.de /info/Italy (6205 words)

	II Journal: Re-Birth of Islam in Italy: Between Indifference and Intolerance
		I went to Italy this summer hoping to gain a better understanding of how Muslim immigrants negotiate this narrow space between xenophobia and tolerance as they struggle to build communities, practice their faith, and integrate into Italian society without renouncing their ethnic and religious identity.
		I came away with the troubling conclusion that despite the overt claims of religious tolerance and diversity symbolized by the mosque in Rome, the underlying reality is often best represented by the Norman crusader whose menacing gaze is mirrored in the attitudes of a growing number of Italians.
		Having traditionally been an exporter of labor, Italy was caught by surprise by the large influx of immigrants from Africa.
	www.umich.edu /~iinet/journal/vol3no2/holzner.html (2121 words)

	Islam, Italy
		Most of the Muslims in Italy were born in Morocco, Albania, Tunisia, Senegal and Egypt.
		Islam is a pluralist religion which is based on the relationship between the believer and God (Allah).
		This means that in most parts of Italy it is forbidden to use the Islamic burial ritual when someone dies.
	www.italiaplease.com /eng/megazine/gofigure/2002/02/islam (348 words)

	The Spread of Christianity and Islam
		When Islam was founded about 550 years later, around the beginning of the seventh century, its initial experience was strikingly similar to the early experience of the Christian church.
		Islam’s growth was limited during this time, and it did not spread far beyond Mecca.
		Because Islam advanced by force, it met with hostility and resistance in Europe, where Christianity was already strong.
	www.hyperhistory.net /apwh/essays/comp/cw11christislamexpand.htm (1877 words)

	Italy Turns To Islam
		He is now editor of a newspaper called "Il Messagero del Islam", (The Messenger of Islam) an eight page tabloid written for the growing numbers of Italians who, like the former lawyer himself, decided to convert to the Muslim faith.
		In Italy the ranks of Christians who have converted to Islam are swelling daily.
		One of the factors that contributed to his conversion was a meeting that developed into a strong friendship with Jordanian born, Ali Abu Shwaima, then a medical student, now the director of the Milan Islamic Center.
	www.islamawareness.net /Europe/Italy/turns.html (1743 words)

	Challenges of Christian Converts From Islam
		ROME -- Converts from Islam to Christianity pose a challenge for governments to ensure freedom of religion and their witness is also a challenge to the Church itself.
		For several reasons he came to Italy where he unjustly ended up in prison for a fire in which he was not at all involved and, in fact, was later acquitted.
		It is not right that a convert from Islam must live clandestinely, go to a church that is 30 kilometers from his home because he is afraid that the Muslim community will punish him.
	www.aina.org /news/20061018183253.htm (1646 words)

	Western Resistance: Italy: The Cost Of Defaming Islam
		We reported on June 9 that she may also be accused of inciting religious hatred for a statement she made in which he spoke of blowing up a mosque.
		The minaret she referred to is a minaret in a rural region of Italy, Colle di Val d'Elsa, near Siena.
		For the charge of vilifying Islam, the maximum sentence she could receive in Italy is a fine of $6,329.
	www.westernresistance.com /blog/archives/002329.html (1490 words)

	Muslim influx strikes chill into heart of Christendom
		Turin, Italy, AP Just blocks from the elegant centre of Turin, once the aristocratic capital of Italy, lies a profoundly different world, one where the faithful turn toward Mecca to say their prayers.
		Until recently, Turin was known as the home of the House of Savoy, rulers of the Kingdom of Italy, and as the repository of the Shroud of Turin, one of the most revered relics in the Roman Catholic world.
		Veils and heads scarves are not banned in Italy, but a woman's face must be visible in official photos.
	www.geocities.com /embracing_islam/muslim_influx_italy.html (828 words)

	Islam & Muslims in Europe *)
		CREMONA, Italy After the bombs in London in July, the first offer from the new Muslim leadership here was to form posses to keep an eye on possible militants.
		WASHINGTON -- Arab women in Italy are no longer allowed to wear the full-face veil -- the burqa -- because of a ban on face coverings as a security measure.
		Initiatives should be taken from the British government to establish a debate on seven thematic areas: extremism and radicalization, role of women and young people, mosques as resources for the community, education, relationships with the authorities responsible during emergencies, and the role of the local communities.
	euro-islam.info /pages/news_italy_aug05.html (269 words)

	Italy deports radical Imams - Militant Islam Monitor - Militant Islam Monitor
		Bouriqi Bouchta, the self-proclaimed imam of the northern city of Turin, was taken by police from his family home in the early hours of Tuesday morning and put on a flight back to his home country of Morocco.
		Italy's anti-terrorism decree, approved last month, simplifies expulsion procedures for foreign nationals considered a terror risk or believed to be involved in aiding terrorist organisations or activities.
		Bouchta's family told reporters of their concern for the imam, whom they have not heard from since he was taken away by the police.
	www.militantislammonitor.org /article/id/1052 (851 words)

	Islamic Voice (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The speakers pointed out that Islam insists on fairness and justice for all human beings, regardless of the differences in their ethnic origins or religious inclinations for peace and security among individuals and communities.
		Islam also looks down upon oppression, aggression, and attempts at dominating others, because this is the very environment in which violence and extremism thrive.
		He said this is because their knowledge of Islam is based on whatever they see in the electronic media or read in the print media, which, of course, is contrary to the reality.
	www.islamicvoice.com /march.2000/news.htm (2987 words)

	The spectre of triumphant Islam. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Also, wherever Islam has seized power, all the Jews have been expelled from territories where they have been living since Babylonian, in some cases Assyrian times, and such Westerners that are still there are either diplomats, journalists, or Western renegades selling their expertise to Islam.
		The opinion-makers and decision-makers fell all over themselves in their haste to explain Islam to the infidels, to the point that His Holiness, the Pope, the President of the United States, and the Prime Minister of Britain went to the mosques, and assured us--and more importantly, themselves--that this is not a religious war.
		In Holland, Islam has achieved that critical mass of 10%--and a 10% minority full of passionate intensity and burning with fervor to spread the word can always achieve mastery over the apathetic 90% who have lost faith in their institutions and traditions.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1088161/posts (2853 words)

	Islam in Italy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		However, many of the "clandestini" land in Italy are only using Italy as a gateway to other EU nations, due to the fact Italy doesn't have as many economic opportunities for them as Germany or France and that there is a somewhat more hostile climate to their presence in a still devout Catholic Italy.
		Therefore, in 2005 the number of Muslims living in Italy is estimated to be between 960,000 and 1,030,000,with an average estimate strikingly close to the million mark which Italian media have started to adopt while referring to the numbers of Muslims in Italy.
		Muslims represent today 1.4% of Italy's population, a percentage much lower than that of other major EU countries, and still slightly lower than that recorded in Italy between the middle of the Ninth century and the end of the Thirteenth Century, before the removal of the last Muslim strongholds in Puglia in year 1300.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Islam_in_Italy (1113 words)

	Italy = anti islam - Juventuz Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Italy, whose population has got to be about 95-98% Catholic, should try to appease 2% of the people complaining about it.....
		The dominant religion of Italy is Roman Catholicism, the faith of about 98 percent of the people.
		However, the Catholic church’s role in Italy is declining; only about 25 percent of Italians attend mass regularly, and a law ratified in 1985 abolished Roman Catholicism as the official state religion and ended mandatory religious instruction in public schools.
	www.juventuz.com /forum/showthread.php?t=13684 (1408 words)

	Popes Who Fought Islam
		The odds are against it, notwithstanding the Muslim claim that Islam preaches brotherhood.
		Coastal Italy was subject to repeated Arab maritime depredation between 652 and 1087.
		Their piratical activities were a constant bugbear to the Christian maritime commerce on the Mediterranean, and they extorted ransom from coastal cities of Italy.
	www.aina.org /news/20060922131519.htm (1064 words)

	The Advent, Imaam
		According to a study published by the Milan-based Foundation for Multiethnic Studies (ISMU) the percentage of attendance varies widely from region to region, with the highest turnout in the north and the lowest rates in the south.
		The ISMU poll puts Islam as the non-Christian religion with the highest rate of attendance of places of worship in Italy - well above Buddists, Hindus and Jews.
		The southern cities with the higest attendance rates were Catanzaro (59.3 percent), Trapani (53.7 percent) and Syracuse (52.7 percent), according to the study, which was based on a representative cross-sample of Muslims.
	www.aimislam.com /advent/issue4/italystats.htm (309 words)

	Reason Magazine - Hit & Run > Islam in Italy
		Oriana Fallaci is facing charges in Italy for defaming Islam in her 2004 book, La forza della Ragione (Italian-language link).
		Islam is apparently now the second-largest religion in Italy.
		As it happens, Italy's Muslim community is home to a singularly moderate imam: Abdul Hadi Palazzi of the Italian Muslim Assembly in Rome.
	www.reason.com /blog/show/109666.html (771 words)

	Islamic World News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Italy's demographic changes provide a modern challenge, not only for these two world religions, but also for this nation positioned at the crossroads of continents, faith, and history.
		Magdi Allam, who covers immigration and Muslim issues for the newspaper La Repubblica, said Italy has a wide mix of Muslims that mirrors the diversity of the faith around the world: There are some 10,000 Italian-born converts, a largely moderate flock from Morocco, Iran, and Saudi Arabia, and vast numbers of arrivals from Albania.
		The public statements made by the Prime Minister illustrating his appreciation of Islam, and his call for the necessity of Britain to " reach out and build greater understanding of what Islam is and means and the values that underpin it," are an illustration of the growing recognition of Islam.
	www.islamicbulletin.org /issues/aug00/aug00-worldnews.htm (2772 words)

	Knocking on Europe's Door: Islam in Italy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Shortly after the July 7, 2005 bombings in London, Italian interior minister Giuseppe Pisanu warned his compatriots that "terrorism is knocking at Italy's door." Pisanu's remark seemed prescient when one of the failed copycat bombers fled London two weeks later and sought refuge with a brother-in-law in Rome.
		In mid-August, Berlusconi announced he would begin a planned withdrawal of 10% of Italy's 3,000 troops one month earlier than the planned September date; defense minister Antonio Martino informed a parliamentary committee that the Italian military presence in Iraq would end by December 2006.
		Four expulsions of suspected Muslim extremists followed—including an imam, a vice-president of an Islamic institute in Como, and a suspected member of an armed Algerian fundamentalist group.
	www.brookings.edu /fp/cuse/analysis/laurence20060210.htm (610 words)

	The influence and the role of the Islamic tradition in ancient and contemporary Italy - Laura Cunningham (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The influence and the role of the Islamic tradition in ancient and contemporary Italy - Laura Cunningham
		In some cases, even native Italians are being influenced to convert to Islam.
		The very traditional Islam practiced among the Moroccans, who try to adapt to the host country while maintaining religious customs, is different from the secularized Islam of the Albanians, who lost touch with their heritage after a long period under a Marxist regime.
	facweb.furman.edu /~jpitts/8r-islam-in-italy.htm (2046 words)

	200+ Sites with an 'Alternative view on Islam' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The ATC is anti-terrorism while underlining Islam as the greatest form of terrorism.
		The aim of the action was to raise awareness about the situation of women in Islam in contrast to democratic countries.
		The Institute for the Study of Islam and Christianity is engaged in creating a Christian understanding of, and response to, contemporary Islam.
	listislam.freeweb-hosting.org (3749 words)

	Islam in Naples
		It is fair to say that as recently as 1970 the number of Muslims in Italy was statistically insignificant, consisting mostly of students, diplomats and businessmen from Muslim countries, all or most of whom were part of a consistently small and constantly rotating group.
		Islam is now the second largest religion in Italy.
		This recent, intense burst of "Islam building" in Italy is the direct result of the recent waves of immigration into the country, which started in earnest about 15 years ago.
	faculty.ed.umuc.edu /~jmatthew/naples/islamnaples.htm (758 words)

	USATODAY.com - Trial of author Oriana Fallaci, charged with defaming Islam, opens in Italy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		ROME (AP) — The trial of Italian author and veteran journalist Oriana Fallaci, accused of defaming Islam in a 2004 book, opened Monday in northern Italy and was quickly adjourned, a lawyer said.
		He cited a passage that reads: "To be under the illusion that there is a good Islam and a bad Islam or not to understand that Islam is only one...
		He gained attention in Italy in 2003 when he sought unsuccessfully to have the crucifix removed from the public elementary school his sons attended.
	www.usatoday.com /life/books/news/2006-06-12-fallaci-trial_x.htm?csp=34 (453 words)

	Italy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		From 1848 onwards the Italian patriots were more or less openly supported by Vittorio Emanuele II, the king of Sardinia, who put his arms in the Italian tricolour dedicating the House of Savoy to the Italian unity.
		The Constitutional Court of Italy (Corte Costituzionale) rules on the conformity of laws with the Constitution and is a post-World War II innovation.
		Italy's economy has deceptive strength because it is supported by a substantial "underground" economy that functions outside government controls.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Italy (6342 words)

	MEDIAFRONT: Islam in Italy
		Islam Is Peace ◊ Freedom Is Slavery ◊ Ignorance Is Strength
		The militants reportedly operated in the northern Lombardy and Liguria regions and in Campania, in southern Italy, as well as in Switzerland, Spain and the Netherlands.
		In July, police arrested four suspected members of GSPC who were allegedly preparing terrorist operations in Algeria and in Iraq.
	mediafront.blogspot.com /2006/10/islam-in-italy.html (345 words)

	Islam in Italy » Inter-Religious Dialogue » OrthodoxEurope.org
		Nowadays Islam is remarkably active in Italy, as well as in many other countries of Western Europe.
		At the moment, Islam in Italy, as well as in France, is the second largest religion after Catholicism.
		Despite the fact that there are still many communities of different ethnic and religious backgrounds, in Italy some Islamic centres were designed for people of different origins, including native Italians.
	orthodoxeurope.org /page/8/4.aspx (595 words)

	Qadiani leader in Italy Embraces Islam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		He has been in Italy for the last several years and was among the central leaders of Jamaat Ahmadiyya there.
		Due the denunciation of Ahmadiyyat from a central leader of Jamaat, the leadership of Qadiani Jamaat Ahmadiyya is most worried and according to sources, several attempts were made to stop the exodus of Rehmat Khan from Qadianiyat, but he rejected all proppositions.
		Regarding the reasons for his exodus, sources say that he took the decision that Qadiani religion is false after thorough study of Qadianism and Islam.
	alhafeez.org /rashid/italy.html (371 words)

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