Hidden Islam

Nicoló Degiorgis

BOO 1338 U
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CONDITION & NOTES
Fine

TYPE PUBLICATION YEAR
Hardcover

2015

EDITION LANGUAGE
First

English

PUBLISHER DIMENSIONS
Rorhof 25 x 17 x 2 cm
CONDITION
Fine

TYPE
Hardcover

PUBLICATION YEAR
2015

EDITION
First

LANGUAGE
English

PUBLISHER
Rorhof

DIMENSIONS
25 x 17 x 2 cm

ABOUT

 

"In Italy the right to worship, without discrimination, is enshrined within the constitution. There are 1.35 million Muslims in Italy and yet, officially, only eight mosques in the whole country. Islam, despite being the second largest religion after Catholicism, is not yet formally recognized.

 


This shortage of places to worship is particularly acute in north east Italy home to many anti-Islamic campaigns headed by the right wing party Lega Nord, which has always conducted its campaign on an anti-Islamic program. One consequence is that the Muslim population have accumulated a huge number of makeshift and temporary places of worship. These are housed in a variety of buildings including lock ups, garages, shops, warehouses and old factories. In the last five years, Nicolò Degiorgis explored and photographed this unique feature of the region.

 


Degiorgis provides a fascinating glimpse of hidden world and leaves the conclusions about this project entirely in our own hands."