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Italy’s Northern League Proposes Burqa Ban

The Proposed Burqa Ban

A group of members of parliament from the anti-immigration Northern League party, which is part of the right-wing coalition, have produced a bill proposing that burqas be banned for security reasons. The proposal is an amendment of the 1975 law that punishes anyone who covers his or her face with anything that prevents [...]

Iran – Children Of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani Request Asylum To Italy

Request For Asylum

The children of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, Iranian woman who was condemned to death by stoning, have put up a request for asylum to Italy.  Amid international outcry over Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani’s case, the death by stoning sentence was unexpectedly suspended and Iranian authorities say that her case is now being reviewed for murder.

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Fined For Wearing A Burqa In Italy ... Then Confined To The House?

The Incident In Northern Italy

Just as the publicity over the bill banning full-face veils in Belgium is starting to settle, Italy hits the headlines with a Tunisian-born woman being fined Euro 500 for wearing a burqa in a post office in Novara, in the north-western part of the country. The 26-year-old woman, Amel Marmouri, and her [...]

Jose Mourinho Gets Death Threats Over Ramadan Remark

These days it is hard to be a soccer coach.  Defending champion Serie A club Inter Milan’s coach Jose Mourinho found this out the hard way.  In a match against Bari last week, Jose Mourinho, who once proclaimed himself as The Special One, decided to substitute Ghana’s Muntari Sully barely 30 minutes into the game. That [...]