Date of source: Friday, July 11, 2003
An Italian court tried 35 Egyptian Islamists on the charge of introducing logistic help to terrorist groups. It acquitted another 57 charged in relation to the activities of the Islamic Culture in Milan
Date of source: Tuesday, November 15, 2005
A report issued by the International Confederation of Catholic Organizations for Charitable and Social Action (Caritas) on the foreign communities living in Italy revealed that one third of foreign residents are Muslims.
Date of source: Thursday, November 11, 2004
The mayor of Drez [spelling?], a city in Northern Italy, targeted Muslims only by banning the niqab [a veil that hides all of the head and face]. He claimed that Italian laws prohibited the covering of the face in public places which makes identifying an individual a difficult task. He added that...
Date of source: Saturday, April 21, 2001 to Friday, April 27, 2001
When the Ottoman Empire became a major world-power, controlling the East and the holy places, a number of Italian monks, fearing that the Empire would prevent them visiting the holy places in Palestine, decided to build a new Jerusalem on top of an Italian mountain to be used for pilgrimages.