Saturday, August 27, 2005

[Itlay] Flow of Muslim Immigrants Strains the Reputation for Tolerance of a Small Italian Town/ New York Times, 27 Aug 2005

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/27/international/europe/27cremona.html
"It may not be too late, but Muslim leaders here worry that time is nonetheless running out on Italy's patience with them - and that worry has set off an unusual degree of self-criticism.
It has not happened much in Europe, but Mr. Hassan is now planning for the Muslims of Cremona to show publicly that they are as much against terrorism and violence as Italians are. In coming weeks, Muslims will march - in numbers, Mr. Hassan hopes - against extremism carried out in the name of Islam. "