Italy’s right-wing wants to ban Muslims from praying outside designated mosques
ROME, Italy – A right-wing party in Italy’s ruling coalition has proposed a law banning Muslims from praying outside officially designated mosques.
The Brothers of Italy (FDL) party is part of the government led by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
The bill is currently being discussed in Parliament’s Environment Committee.
It aims to ban the use of garages and industrial warehouses as mosques.
As the Italian daily 24 Ore reported Saturday, the bill was rejected by opposition parties.
They said the bill amounts to a restriction of religious freedom.
The bill stipulates that cultural and religious organizations that have not signed an agreement with the Italian state cannot use the land as a place of worship.
The newspaper added that the country’s Muslim community has not signed any such agreement with the state.
Sami Salem, the imam or prayer leader of the Magliana Mosque in Rome, told the newspaper that the bill is discriminatory against Muslims.
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