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Forbidden Mosques

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Berlin, London, Cologne, Marseille, and now Bologna and Genoa. All over Europe the building of new Mosques is giving rise to disputes and protests. According to some in Italy there are too many Mosques; according to others there are too few. The media is blowing on the fire, and the fear of differences is mixing with Islamophobic provocations and more rational arguments. How transparent is the running of our Mosques? The left is divided. In Bologna, the mayor Sergio Cofferati says that Mosques guarantee more security than an improvised garage. In the face of protests, however, he is opting for a local referendum. In America, according to the Economist, everything is easier. And in Australia, a deliberative poll has showed that…


ISLAM


“The radical left is wrong, it is right to be cautious”

Mario Scialoja interviewed by Daniele Castellani Perelli

MOSQUES


“Referendum? A very big mistake”

A conversation with Stefano Allievi


“But Christ would have had them built”

Silvio Daneo interviewed by Amara Lakhous

ISLAM


Deliberative polls and the Australian lesson

Pamela Ryan interviewed by Elisabetta Ambrosi


All the stages of a European debate

Alessandra Cardinale

23 Oct 2007

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