2 - Reflections, Islamic cult centers and Mosques, Islam and prescriptions

R045 - Mosques, faith and human rights

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FAX – 10/06 – 2000

To: Dr. Roberta Aluffi

FROM: G. Samir Eid

Copy: Father Giampiero

OBJECT: Milan and Islam

 

I see your scheduled presence at the conference Milan and Islam at the Stars. In this regard, I take the opportunity to offer you some ideas on the themes of Islam among us.

  • Religious faith:

It is praiseworthy that the Islamic centres in Milan can make the religious faith of the faithful grow; on the contrary, it is criticizable when the centre proposes to apply to our society, customs and traditions of foreign origin in the name of Islam. The question then arises: of which Islam? The one practiced in Cairo, Beirut and Tunis, or in Mecca, Karachi or in the desert of the seventh century?

  • Human rights:

What rights will be discussed? In my opinion, facing the truth is an undeniable value. It would be useful for everyone, Christians and Muslims, to take the opportunity to ask to define the content of the title, and to highlight what are the substantial differences that exist between Italian law and that of the countries of Islam. It is well known that the Sharia applied in interpersonal relations discriminates in non-Muslims, and in the case of mixed marriages, the Christian woman and her offspring.

In order to prevent such problems in the city of Milan, it is advisable to stipulate bilateral agreements that recognize exclusively as the competent court, the law of the State where the marriage is celebrated.

I remain at your disposal for any clarification and extend my best regards.

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, Acceptance and integration, Islamic cult centers and Mosques, Articles

R046 - Mosques, minarets, centres for religious worship

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Corriere – 10/09 – 2016

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ISLAM PAPER VALUES

Dear Dr. Goffredo Buccini:

I fully agree with the article in today’s Corriere on Friday, February 19, 2016. Allow me to add some comments that you, if you agree, could elaborate in the correct way.

1- It is right to allow the construction of unique prayer rooms for all Islamic currents. Not an exclusive for a specific current.

2 – Islam and Muslims are not the same thing: the practice in Morocco is not similar to that of Lebanon (Syria! ) nor to that of the Gulf countries, Pakistan and Asian countries. To demand a single representation for all Muslims seems to me difficult and even counterproductive. Promoting those who accept our constitutional rules and checking for digressions.

3 – The only representation for all means to allow the strongest current, the Muslim Brotherhood, to condition women and men who do not adhere to suffer discrimination that they would have liked to avoid coming to Italy.

4 – The financing of the worship center should exclude that coming from countries that have rejected the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The person who finances has the power over the management and the line of conduct. If the land is granted free of charge by a municipality, it would be appropriate for one of its representatives to sit on the management board.

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

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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2 - Reflections, Political Islam

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.