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May 22, 2008
Oriana Fallaci Square Replaces Mosque
Posted by Dave Blount at May 22, 2008 7:00 AM
Following Silvio Berlusconi's return as Prime Minister, Italy has taken another step in the right direction. Gates of Vienna offers a translation from La Repubblica:
VERONA — Goodbye mosque. In its place, Oriana Fallaci Square.
This decision was taken by the committee of Oppeano (Verona), where yesterday morning a building used by Muslims for prayer was bulldozed. In its place, the Municipality will create a public square named after the writer of The Rage and the Pride, which promoted a bitter campaign against Islam.
The decision to raze the structure which had been opened by ONLUS [translator's note: Organizzazione Non Lucrativa di Utilita' Sociale, a non-profit registered Italian charity] "For the success of Muslims", was taken by the municipal administration, which acquired the area for €70,000 in order to transform it into an open area for parking and green space.
During WWII, Oriana Fallaci fought with partisans against totalitarianism. Later she continued the struggle by calling attention to the Islamization of Europe. She was rewarded with jail time for criticizing Islam, and by having her books banned by City Lights.
Tragically, she died of cancer in 2006. But Italy is still alive. It's starting to look like it plans to stay that way.
Oriana Fallaci, deservingly honored.
Hat tip: Free Republic; on a tip from Burning Hot.
