Word: piccardo
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...Arab and North African nations in Italy's Islamic community. "We want an Italian Islam," he told Time, "not an amalgam of mosques that operate as centers of prayer and political propaganda, and often depend on financing from foreign countries." Though most Islamic leaders back the initiative, Hamza Piccardo, a prominent Italian convert, is suspicious. "We would be coming from a position of weakness," he said. "There is no unifying voice, and our electoral weight is still not strong enough." That could position Pisanu as arguably the most powerful voice in Italy's Islamic affairs. - By Jeff Israely/Rome A Shaken...
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