Ala Eldin -

Imam cancels synagogue trip

Euro-Islam16 years ago01 mins

The imam of Rome’s mosque has called off a first-ever visit to the city’s synagogue, which had been hailed as a historic step in inter-faith dialogue between Italian Muslims and Jews. The synagogue’s rabbi expressed concern over what he called alarming signals from Egypt pointing to opposition to the visit among Islamic scholars because of…

0 Shares

Rome mosque’s imam plans visit to synagogue

Euro-Islam16 years ago01 mins

Ala Eldin Mohammed Ismail al-Ghobaishy, the imam of Rome’s mosque, will visit Rome’s synagogue at the end of January. Chief rabbi Riccardo Di Segni, Rome’s Jewish community president Leone Paserman, and vice president Riccardo Pacifici will receive the Muslim delegation at the synagogue, which follows Di Segni’s visit to the Rome mosque last year –…

0 Shares