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That is because Allam is seen as almost belligerently anti-Islamic. After studying sociology at Rome's La Sapienza University, Allam began writing for the Italian daily La Repubblica, covering the first Gulf War and chronicling everyday life of the country's growing Muslim population. Initially, he wrote favorably about multiculturalism, and warned about the risks of racism against Muslims in this heavily Catholic nation. But after 9/11, now writing for another major newspaper, Corriere della Sera, he became an increasingly harsh critic of Islam, both inside and outside of Italy. He warned against the "Islamization" of Europe, and urged...
...Europe's prominent conservatives and critics of Muslim immigration. He has been compared to Hirsan Ali, herself an avowed atheist who long ago renounced her faith, and now divides her time between Europe and the United States. Allam also struck up a friendship with Oriana Fallaci, the late Italian journalist and writer, who in recent years wrote anti-Muslim screeds and warned against Europe becoming "Eurabia." Fallaci, a Catholic by birth, was a non-believer through her adult life, though reportedly was exploring questions of faith as she battled terminal cancer. In 2005, she met privately with Pope Benedict...
...also mean freedom to change religion, and note that some Muslims insist that conversion from Islam is apostate, and punishable by death. In 2006, Abdul Rahman, an Afghan convert to Christianity, fled his native country after death threats and arrived in Rome, where he received political asylum from the Italian government and the support of the Pope...
...meet the enriched demand, Sunseeker is spending nearly $30 million this year expanding its boatyards in Poole and nearby Portland. Ferretti spent some $74 million last year upgrading its operations to handle increased production, while Azimut-Benetti, another Italian manufacturer, is spending $323 million over the next two years on its facilities. So go ahead, pick your metaphor--clear sailing, running with the tide, full speed ahead--the yachtmakers have it going for them...
...Samantha L. Gelfand ’08, a Romance Languages and Literatures concentrator specializing in French and Italian literature, is a current student in the program. “I wasn’t sure enough that I wanted to go into medicine, that [premed] classes were worth the sacrifice of what I could be exploring,” Gelfand says. “I think that people who do spend their time in the normal [premed] system…miss out on interdisciplinary learning...