Jihad Watch has frequently addressed concerns about Pope Francis and his efforts to ally with unsavory Islamic leaders and push for more Muslim migrants in the West. It is fortunate that not all Catholic leaders see eye to eye with the Pope. For example, Cardinal Robert Sarah — prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship […]
Italy deports Muslim migrant imam for supporting the Islamic State; he beat his wife for not wearing niqab
Imagine the embarrassment of Italian authorities when they discover that the words and actions of this Muslim cleric were not “extremist,” but quite mainstream among all too many Muslim clerics today. But by then it is likely to be far too late. “Italy Deports Moroccan Imam for ‘Security Reasons,’” by Safaa Kasraoui, Morocco World News, […]
Italy: Birthrates at historic lows, migrants now almost nine percent of the population
What could possibly go wrong? Celebrate diversity! Certainly all these migrants will become loyal, stable, productive Italian citizens, right? Jihad? Sharia? What are you, some kind of Islamophobe? “Italy: Birthrates at Historic Lows, Migrants Approach Nine Per Cent of Population,” by Chris Tomlinson, Breitbart, December 31, 2019 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): According to […]
Italy to extradite man to Kuwait to serve seven years in prison for importing alcohol
Why is Italy enforcing Sharia? “Syrian arrested in Milan to serve 7 yrs in Kuwait,” ANSA, December 24, 2019: (ANSA) – Milan, December 24 – A 39-year-old Syrian man was arrested in Milan Tuesday on an international warrant for allegedly importing into Kuwait 2,400 litres of alcoholic spirits in 2013, a crime for which he […]
Italy: Muslim migrant imam beat children at Qur’anic school, had photos of Adolf Hitler
“Agents of the General Investigations and Special Operations Division (DIGOS), which investigated the case, also found photographs and posts of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler and proposed that he may have also been teaching the young children antisemitic ideas.” It’s good that Italian authorities are deporting this imam, but imagine their embarrassment when they discover that […]
Italy: Nursery school calls off its Christmas play for fear of offending Muslims
Non-Catholics have lived in Italy for centuries. What is different now? Now there is in Italy a population of non-Catholics among whom are some radically intolerant people who believe that Christianity in all its forms is a twisting and hijacking of the true teachings of Jesus the prophet of Islam. And the principle is always […]
Italy: Muslim migrant torches former riding stables listed as world heritage status from UNESCO in 1997
What happens when you bring large numbers of people into your country who hold to a religion that teaches that violence in pursuit of ends that are deemed righteous can be a holy act? Some people are going to act on those tenets, especially insofar as they have hardened over the centuries into unquestioned cultural […]
Italy: Migrants receive more cash every day than Italians with disabilities get
More news from Europe’s suicide watch. Italy was such a grand place, too. But you get what you pay for, and soon it will be as squalid, dirty, and dangerous as everywhere else. “Migrants to Receive More Cash Per Day than Disabled Italians,” by Chris Tomlinson, Breitbart, November 3, 2019: The leftist Italian coalition government […]
Italy: Muslim migrant once deported by Salvini mocks him as country reopens ports
Populist leader Matteo Salvini has scolded Italy’s new government: “With the new [Italian] government, many migrants are ready to leave Tunisia to come to Italy.’ This is madness! Shame on you Conte, you are destroying Italy!” Salvini is right. 2000 African migrants have landed in Italy in September; one illegal Tunisian migrant among them is […]
Bologna, Cardinal Zuppi, and That Pork-Filled Tortellini Ban
Bologna is a city that is famous for its food. It is known Bologna la Grassa – Bologna the Well-Nourished – and is especially known for its pork-based foods: salumi include all cured meats, including salami, prosciutto cotto (baked or boiled ham), prosciutto crudo, salsicce (sausages) of all kinds. The Feast of San Petronio, the […]