Italy

Italy’s New Prime Minister: Neo-Fascist or Defender of Western Values?
By October 27, 2022 Read More →

Italy’s New Prime Minister: Neo-Fascist or Defender of Western Values?

Italy’s new conservative government is poised to initiate a long-overdue pushback against Islamism and the uncontrolled mass migration that feeds it.

Posted in: Islam in Europe, Italy
Italy: Salvini Out, Migrants In
By September 28, 2019 Read More →

Italy: Salvini Out, Migrants In

Italy’s new government, which has pledged to reverse former interior minister Matteo Salvini’s hardline approach to migration policy, appears to have triggered a new wave of mass migration from Northern Africa.

Posted in: Europe, Italy
Italy: Salvini Down but Not Out
By September 10, 2019 Read More →

Italy: Salvini Down but Not Out

Matteo Salvini, Italy’s deputy premier and interior minister since 2018, has been shut out of the Italian government after his gambit to force snap elections to become prime minister backfired.

Posted in: Europe, Italy
Europe: “Mediterranean Taxis” for People-Smugglers
By August 27, 2019 Read More →

Europe: “Mediterranean Taxis” for People-Smugglers

Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini has accused European non-governmental organizations of coordinating with human trafficking mafias to pick up migrants off the coast of Libya and transport them to Italian ports.

Posted in: Europe, Italy
Islam in Europe: January 2014
By February 26, 2014 Read More →

Islam in Europe: January 2014

One month into 2014 and Islam-related controversies continued making headlines in newspapers across Europe. The most salient topic involved the dramatic increase in the numbers of European jihadists participating in the war in Syria.

A Survey of Islam in Europe: September 2013
By October 9, 2013 Read More →

A Survey of Islam in Europe: September 2013

From Britain to Greece, and Spain to Slovenia, Muslim immigration and the accompanying rise of Islam are transforming the European way of life in ways unimaginable only a few years ago. What follows is a brief survey of 20 noteworthy stories involving Islam in Europe during just the month of September 2013.

Italy: “Fighting in the Name of Allah”
By July 9, 2013 Read More →

Italy: “Fighting in the Name of Allah”

Italian counter-terrorism authorities are monitoring several dozen Italian Muslims who have obtained combat experience in Syria and are now promoting jihad, or holy war, in Italy.

European ‘No-Go’ Zones for Non-Muslims Proliferating
By August 22, 2011 Read More →

European ‘No-Go’ Zones for Non-Muslims Proliferating

Islamic extremists are stepping up the creation of “no-go” areas in European cities that are off-limits to non-Muslims.