Islamic Cultural Institute (Milan)
Appearance
The Islamic Cultural Institute in Milan, Italy was shut down by Italian authorities, based on an association with terrorism according to counter-terror analysts at the Guantanamo Bay detention camps in Cuba.[1][2] However in 2008 it was functioning again. The current president of the institute, as well as the associated mosque, is Abdel Hamid Shaari.[3]
References
- ^ Summarized transcript (.pdf), from Lufti Bin Ali's Administrative Review Board hearing - page 64
- ^ Factors for and against the continued detention (.pdf) of Ridah Bin Saleh Al Yazidi Administrative Review Board, May 4, 2005 - pages 51-53
- ^ Milan mosque 'to be closed down'
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