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Italy mosque accused of al-Qaeda ties
2011-05-01
[Iran Press TV] As Islamophobia
...the irrational fear that Moslems will act the way they usually do...
continues to spread across Europe, a newly published CIA file leaked by whistleblower website WikiLeaks claims that one of Milan's main mosques was a recruitment center for al-Qaeda.

The recently leaked CIA files suggest that the Pentagon considers nine mosques around the world of similar ties. Mosques in the populous cities of Montreal, London, Lyon, Bloody Karachi, and Sadah are among those on the list.

Mosque officials have refuted the claim outright.

"We don't have any skeletons hidden in our cupboards. We are open to dialogue and inspection, but authorities have never found anything wrong," Milan Islamic Cultural Center's Abdel Hamid Shaari told a Press TV correspondent.
Perhaps the Italian authorities haven't been bugging the right room. Try the one that's always locked, guys.
Shaari also criticized Italian authorities for fueling unnecessary mistrust among non-Mohammedans, who depend solely on the media for obtaining information on Islam and Mohammedans.

The mosque is a vocal critic of the city council for not allowing the Islamic community to have a permanent home in the continent's largest city.

At a time when Italian Mohammedans seek a law-abiding life, with hopes of finding jobs and being allowed to practice Islam freely, such accusations are only adding to the growing isolation of Mohammedans in Italia, according to the report.

Milan is currently home to over 80,000 Mohammedans.
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