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Fallaci calls for ousting Arabs and Muslims out of Europe
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CAIRO,
August 8 (IslamOnline.net) – Italy is becoming a hotbed of
anti-Islamic and anti-Arab racism, prompting bitter criticism by human
rights groups and media experts, as the country's biggest-selling
newspaper published a book by a veteran journalist which warns of an
Arab invasion of Europe, according to a British daily Sunday, August
8.
The
Observer published an article entitled "Italy has a racist
culture", quoting a letter by French daily Le Monde editor-in
chief Jean-Marie Colombani in which he accused the Italian border
police of harassing his 20-year old son with Indian origin.
'I
cannot deny this risk (that
Italy
is sliding into xenophobia),' the British daily quoted
Italy
's Interior Minister, Giuseppe Pisanu as saying.
"But
I see a culture of welcome and respect for others that is still well
rooted in our country.'"
Pisanu
was responding to Colombani's letter, published this week in the
left-leaning Italian daily newspaper La Repubblica.
According
to the daily, Colombani said he had watched helplessly as his son was
subjected to 'totally unjustified humiliation' and had been left
'deeply disturbed' every year for the past five years when his family
arrived in
Italy
for their holidays.
"His
son's luggage was always searched and he was asked questions about his
private life and challenged about his nationality. 'It is almost as if
Italy
is also falling into a populist atmosphere that is in fashion, with
the same old temptation towards xenophobia,' Colombani wrote."
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On
Saturday, August 7, the Guardian published an article on the same
issue, under the heading, "Anti-Islamic books' success fuel fears
of racism in
Italy
".
The
article attacked the appearing of "the 126-page tract by Oriana
Fallaci" on newsstands with the Corriere della Sera newspaper.
"In
the book Fallaci makes sweeping criticisms of authorities for failing
to stop
Europe
becoming "Eurabia" and "a colony of Islam", in a
stealthy process she describes as the "burning of
Troy
".
"Oddly,
Fallaci interviews herself in the book, the third volume the New
York-based journalist has written against Islam since the September 11
attacks in
New York
. The first two have been bestsellers in
Italy
and elsewhere."
"This
kind of argument does a lot of damage," Luciano Scagliotti, head
of the Italian branch of the European Network Against Racism, told the
British daily.
"We
are very worried. Fallaci and others like her are using their
popularity to create hatred. She is effectively telling thousands of
people they must chase the Arabs out of
Europe
.
"It's
a kind of racism that was unacceptable in
Europe
until a few years ago. Now, with this kind of publication, it is
becoming acceptable. The more these books are published the more
people even feel urged, encouraged and justified in wanting to chase
the 'enemy' out of
Europe
."
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