15 October 2009

Italy: Muslim intellectual urges action on fundamentalism

The president of the association of Italian Muslims, Ahmad Gianpiero Vincenzo, has urged measures to tackle the problem of religious extremism. "We need to analyse fundamentalism and develop practical action to combat this," said Vincenzo.

His call came after a 35-year-old Libyan earlier this week carried out a botched bomb attack against a military barracks in Italy's northern city of Milan. "We know very little about the channels through which extremists are being funded," said Vincenzo. [AKI - Adnkronos] Read more