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Bangladeshi residents and others in Monfalcone say decisions to prohibit worship at cultural centres and banning burkinis at the beach is part of anti-Islam agenda

The envelope containing two partially burned pages of the Qur’an came as a shock. Until then, Muslim residents in the Adriatic port town of Monfalcone had lived relatively peacefully for more than 20 years.

Addressed to the Darus Salaam Muslim cultural association on Via Duca d’Aosta, the envelope was received soon after Monfalcone’s far-right mayor, Anna Maria Cisint, banned prayers on the premises.

“It was hurtful, a serious insult we never expected,” said Bou Konate, the association’s president. “But it was not a coincidence. The letter was a threat, generated by a campaign of hate that has stoked toxicity.”

Monfalcone’s population recently passed 30,000. Such a positive demographic trend would ordinarily spell good news in a country grappling with a rapidly declining birthrate, but in Monfalcone, where Cisint has been nurturing an anti-Islam agenda since winning her first mandate in 2016, the rise has not been welcomed.

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[-] MacStache@sopuli.xyz 55 points 8 months ago

I'm pretty sure that's against italian constitution. Freedom of religion is a fundamental freedom on EU level as well.

[-] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 18 points 8 months ago

Municipalities in Italy have been pushing an anti-Muslim agenda since at least 9/11 as part of the right-wing identity politics agenda.

Mosques and cultural centers are seen as radicalization centers.

They know that any court would shoot down shit like this as unconstitutional, but Italian law is slow as molasses and their goal is signaling to xenophobes and racists.

[-] mods_are_assholes@lemmy.world 17 points 8 months ago

That's nice, since when have fascists ever cared? I mean like in all of human history?

[-] Bigmouse@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

They remember to care once the institutional boot of liberal democracy hovers above them.

[-] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 13 points 8 months ago

Who knew electing fascists would lead to fundamental freedoms of minorities being removed?

[-] soulsource@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 8 months ago

Who knew electing fascists would lead to fundamental freedoms being removed?

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