2 - Reflections, Islamic cult centers and Mosques, Articles, Political Islam

R040 - Comments: Sharia, Ramadan, social and political instability

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Corriere forum – 16/10/2006

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A forum of free and civil confrontation on the most debated issues in Italy that looks at the plural and globalized world: immigration, Islam, dialogue between civilizations, national identity, human rights.

Monday 16 Oct 2006

Is the Islamic consultative first step towards the sharia in Italy? Does it consult it, the first step towards the Sharia in Italy?

A Muslim friend of mine moved from an Arab country to the state of Ontario in Canada to escape from the discrimination inherent in Sharia law 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 the Turkish Minister that Italian laws are (should) slowly approaching the sharia, will there be the intention to exploit the Italian consultative as an attempt to take a first step towards the introduction of sharia in Italy?

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R047 - Mosque in Milan

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FAX – 20/08 – 2009

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Date: 20 August ’09

To: Dr. Riccardo

FROM: G. Eid

OBJECT:  National and international business economist, attentive to the situation of Muslims in the West and that of Christians in the Arab world, author of various publications. We met in the course of a report of mine on the coexistence of Muslims in Italy, at the Circolo dei Pugliesi in PiazzaDuomo.

In my opinion, the constitution of prayer rooms in Milan should be made according to the needs of individual districts and should not be evaluated on the basis of the number of Muslims living in Milan; the arbitrary evaluation of a percentage that prays is a purely personal fact, lends itself to exploitation. In fact, unlike the church or the parish, Muslims need places where they can gather to pray under the guidance of an imam responsible for the sermon. Even though this is not obligatory because in Islam the relationship that exists between the faithful and our common Creator, God, is direct without the filter of a hierarchy.

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R048 - Between saying and doing

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17 October 2010 on 11:00

Dr Cecilia,

This morning’s broadcast of Sunday 17/10/10 was very interesting, especially the interviews with Muslim representatives (I wouldn’t say Islam). Sammakh has always been involved in the dialogue. The mufti of Syria Hassoun was very logical; he also said that the practice of religion is conditioned by the culture of the people, and we know that this is influenced by school texts! But one wonders: despite the fact that the Mufti are recognized religious leaders, they always remain paid by the State and the government (dictator) in office. So why is that gap between words, intentions, wishful thinking… a reality? Al Khatami confessed it to me at the Gregorian: the gap depends on a political and not a religious problem. I wonder then, but if the religious depends on the politician? This is a vicious circle on which Western politics should focus better.

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.

2 - Reflections, Political Islam

R049 - MODERATE ISLAM

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Tuesday 26 July 2005

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‘Moderate Islam’ is an empty, meanin- gless word, inflated by our ministers. In Arab countries, Islam follows the line au- thorised by its own government or by its own financier. I would rather speak of the Muslims in Italy; a person, a citizen like us, like all Italians subject to the laws of the Italian state. Most of the media evade, consciously or unconsciously, the substance of the problem. In fact, they overlook an important aspect: the loyalty of Italian Muslims or residents and their guests to the State and its laws. I would like to stress that the majority of Muslims in Italy come from the Middle East, i.e. Arab culture, and have found in our democracy a guarantee and a free- dom that they did not have in their coun- tries of origin. One wonders: do they want to live in the West importing customs, tra- ditions and worship as practiced in Arab countries? In two words: The state and its institutions should apply the laws and enforce them. Wavering plays into the hands of those who want to violate them or create their own space of privileges.