R028 - POISONOUS SERMONS

FAX 06/ 1998

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Date: 10 August 1998

To: Dr. Angelo Panebianco

From: Giuseppe Eid

Object: Terrorism and the Islamism

Given the authoritativeness of his speeches I will allow a modest comment on page 2 of your article today in the Corriere Della Sera in the hope that it will contribute to a better understanding of the phenomenon Islamic fundamentalism.

The phenomenon of migration has transformed Milan into a multicultural city, where people of different languages, religions and cultures live side by side. Islam, in particular, is an increasingly present reality, even if in many ways still little known. I would like to tell you about my experience in this regard.

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R029 - MODERATE ISLAM?

Notes 1998

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The editor of a Saudi publication recently wrote: not all Muslims are terrorists, but all terrorists are Muslims; massacres against children and civilians are perpetrated in the name of God (Allah) the Merciful Clement. Already in 2002, the most famous Muslim religious leaders justified the martyrdom actions of the mujàhidìn, finding their foundation in the Koran and in the tradition of the prophet. The daily events of the war in progress increasingly report that the control of the population remains with the ulemas and the immams of the mosques; they have become the privileged interlocutors of the western governments. It is clear that the fight against religious fundamentalism can only be won with the contribution that the Muslim religious leaders in the Arab countries could give, and all the means should be adopted by the countries concerned to obtain their adhesion.  The various public initiatives of dialogue undertaken by Christian organizations in the West can only bear fruit if they are replicated in Islamic countries. It is essential that the The EU must also ensure that the path of dialogue is followed in Islamic, Arab and non-Arab countries.

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R030 - Iraq, democracy, Islam, power vacuum

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A country where democracy is in force is the one you have defined, dear Mieli, where freedom of thought, freedom of religious choice and equal rights for citizens are in force without any discrimination on the grounds of sex or religious belief. Democracy is not a “pret à porter” habit but must be conquered at a high price, a price that the Western and Iraqi peoples are paying dearly. I wonder if the path taken is currently the right one for the conquest of the goal so coveted, in fact, the daily events of the war in progress increasingly report that the control of the population, at least those who make the news and more vociferous, remains by the ulemas and imams of the mosques. It is clear that to leave the period of transition to the Iraqis would be to give free rein to the religious power, which has promptly filled the void left by Saddam and seems to have become the privileged interlocutor of Western governments at this delicate time. Will they not represent the people, or dictate their conditions for the establishment of Islamic law? A law that prevails in all Arab countries but that does not contain the ingredients of what we call democracy: freedom and equality.

Giuseppe Samir Eid

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The published articles intend to provide the tools for a social inclusion of the migratory flow, shed light on human rights and the condition of life of Christians in the Islamic world from which the author come from. Knowledge of the other, of cultural and religious differences are primary ingredients to create peace in the hearts of men everywhere, a prerequisite for a peaceful coexistence and convinced citizenship in the territory.

R031 - Is the “Islamic Council” the first step towards the Sharia in Italy?

FAX – 2006

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Is the “Islamic Consult” the first step towards Sharia in Italy?

A Muslim friend of mine has moved from an Arab country to the state of Ontario in Canada to escape from the discrimination inherent in the sharia against women. Unfortunately, in Ontario there is a proposal for a law that allows the application of sharia law to the problems of families, so my friend in Canada has passed from the pan to the grill thanks to the local consults. The President of UCOII, the doctor Dr. Nour, having declared on TV to Minister Turco that Italian laws are slowly approaching the sharia; will not there be the intention to use the Islamic Council as an attempt to take a first step towards the introduction of sharia in Italy?

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