On the Al Qaeda linked Ekhlas website, a section in Italian was launched on the previously all-Arabic website. Ekhlas’ Italian section appears to take the place of a former imam from the northern Italian city of Carmagnola; the Italian postal police shut down the blog in February. The new section in Italian includes a welcome…
One day after Vatican baptism, Muslim-born and Catholic-convert journalist Magdi Allam wrote that Islam is physiologically violent and historically confliction. In the midst of talks with Muslim leaders and intellectuals, the Vatican has come under fire for allowing a Muslim to be baptized in such a public way. The Vatican newspaper stressed however, that this…
An Islamist website has condemned the controversial and public baptism of formerly Muslim Italian journalist Magdi Allam, and questioned the strength of his previous commitment to Islam. The site, which is linked to Hamas, also blasted the Western press for saying that Allam was a prominent Muslim and that the truth is he was neither…
The north-eastern Italian town of Treviso ruled that the wearing of a burka may be permitted. Despite legislation that prevents the wearer from being recognized, Vittorio Capocelli, Treviso’s prefect, made the ruling saying women were allowed to wear the full-body covering but may be asked to reveal their features for identification purposes. Deputy director Magdi…
Magdi Allam The general public and prosecutors are playing down and failing to understand the risk of having quiet terrorist cells “without weapons” that are active in Italy and are linked to Al Quaida.
