In Monfalcone, Italy, far-right mayor bans Muslims from praying in cultural centers, forcing them to pray at a construction site pending court decision.
In Monfalcone, Italy, since November, Muslims have been banned from praying in their two cultural centers by the city's far-right mayor. As a result, they have been praying in a privately-owned construction site while awaiting a court decision to resolve a zoning issue they claim restricts their constitutional right to prayer. The Muslims, who make up a third of the city's population, primarily arrived from Bangladesh to work in the local shipyard.
May 06, 2024
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