https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Councillors in the northern Italian region of Liguria on Tuesday evening approved a set of measures drastically restricting the freedom to build new places of worship. https://www.thelocal.it/20160928/anti-mosque-proposals-in-northern-italy-liguria Wed, 28 Sep 2016 16:50:55 +0200 anti-mosque-proposals-in-northern-italy-liguria A bid by the Lombardy region to limit the construction of new mosques has been rejected by Italy’s top court. https://www.thelocal.it/20160224/italys-top-court-rejects-lombardys-anti-mosque-bid Wed, 24 Feb 2016 13:28:46 +0100 italys-top-court-rejects-lombardys-anti-mosque-bid A landmark agreement that will ensure Italian is spoken in Florence mosques was signed on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160208/italy-mosques-tackle-home-grown-terror-with-italian-sermons Mon, 08 Feb 2016 17:41:47 +0100 italy-mosques-tackle-home-grown-terror-with-italian-sermons The Italian government intends to close down clandestine mosques in the country as part of the fight against terrorism, Interior Minister Angelino Alfano announced Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20151128/italy-to-shut-down-clandestine-mosques Sat, 28 Nov 2015 09:51:27 +0100 italy-to-shut-down-clandestine-mosques The mayor of Padua has said that no more permits will be granted for the construction of mosques in the northern Italian city in the wake of the shooting at the offices of Charlie Hebdo, the satirical magazine, in Paris on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150109/padua-to-ban-new-mosques-in-wake-of-paris-attacks Fri, 09 Jan 2015 16:42:00 +0100 padua-to-ban-new-mosques-in-wake-of-paris-attacks Muslims make up Italy’s second-largest religious group but their faith still lacks official national recognition, according to the president of the Union of Islamic Communities of Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20140212/muslims-have-no-status-in-italy Wed, 12 Feb 2014 11:53:00 +0100 muslims-have-no-status-in-italy