Prayer - History Lab https://historylab.es Tue, 10 Jan 2023 16:32:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://historylab.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-icono-historylab-32x32.jpg Prayer - History Lab https://historylab.es 32 32 Hidden Islam, improvised Islamic places of worship in north-eastern Italy https://historylab.es/hidden-islam-improvised-islamic-places-of-worship-in-north-eastern-italy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hidden-islam-improvised-islamic-places-of-worship-in-north-eastern-italy Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:41:42 +0000 https://historylab.es/islam-nascosto-luoghi-di-culto-islamici-improvvisati-nellitalia-nord-orientale/ Photograph of a moment of prayer in a makeshift mosque

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]]> In Italy the right of worship, without discrimination, is enshrined in the constitution. There are 1.35 million Muslims in Italy and still, official, only eight mosques in the whole country. One consequence is that the Muslim population has accumulated a huge number of makeshift and temporary places of worship. These are housed in a variety of buildings including shelters, garages, shops, warehouses, and old factories.

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