Italy: Public End of Ramadan Prayers Cause Backlash

-Il Giornale

Ramadan has ended, and in some Italian cities, like Rome and Turin, thousands of Muslims took to public streets to hold prayers. This is not sitting well with many people including some Italian politicians who ask why it is being permitted especially since Christians in Muslim in many countries would never be able to do the same thing.

The below article by Giulia Sorrentino in Il Giornale is translated by Fousesquawk.

Public spaces "occupied" by Ramadan: Here is the axis between Muslims and the left

In Turin, Mayor Lo Russo is in the streets for the prayer of the ending of the fast: "The meaning of Ramadan is to go to the essence of things". In Rome, the prayer in Piazza Consoli.  And in Prato, the diocese has consented to the use of the inner square of the San Domenico complex.

By Giulia Sorrentino 20 March 2026 at 13:18

The axis between Muslims and the left is increasingly evident, and further proof of this connection is the end of Ramadan prayer, which sees our public spaces "dedicated" to the ceremony of the end of the fasting period. In Turin, Mayor Stefano Lo Russo was present, the same one who seldom misses an opportunity to give institutional support to this community, for certainly, he could not be exempt this time. "The profound meaning of Ramadan is that of going to the essence of things, looking inward, trying to understand things that are important. We are in a very complicated season of history, in which it is difficult to find the coordinates and to understand what is happening, and so, this profound meaning that Ramadan has for all people of the Muslim faith, also assumes a significance for those who are not religious, and who at this moment, are stimulated to go to the essense of things. Because today we all need to find meaning, balance, and humanity". Then he thanked "the Muslim community for their daily commitment and for the contribution to our city" and the message of a now evident union: "Together, we can continue to construct a more just, more solid, more humane Turin."  

The prayer in Piazza Consoli in Rome, with the authorization of City Hall, is causing controversy, and the head of (Rome) Lega (party), Fabrizio Santori, in denouncing it, has decided to submit a question in the Campidoglio (City Hall). " What is happening in these hours is unacceptable. The public square has been given over to the cult of Islam like an open-air mosque, putting in jeopardy the safety of residents in their daily lives. And it is also natural to ask if a similar event organized by Christians, or the simple celebration of an open-air mass would be permitted in an Islamic country. Women locked in enclosures so as not to disturb the men, once again, is testimony to the contempt, sexism, violence, and marginalization: Behavior from which our civilization tries every day to completely emancipate itself, is instead repeated without shame or any protest in front of the eyes of thousands of people, and even endorsed through the permits from the administration. 

However, since, perhaps, someone has exchanged Italy for Mecca (nothing like this has even been seen with Christians, let alone with those who have no accord with the Italian State), this year the Diocese of Prato has also consented to the use of the inner square of the San Domenico complex to celebrate the end of Ramadan. It would be appropriate if we all ask ourselves how Christians are treated in Muslim countries before we continue to submit on all fronts.