Islamic Cultural Institute (Milan)
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The Islamic Cultural Institute in viale Jenner, Milan
, Italy
is notable because, according to counter-terror analysts at the Guantanamo Bay detention camps in Cuba
, it was shut down by Italian authorities, based on an association with terrorism.
However in 2008 it was functioning again. The current president of the institute, as well as the associated mosque, is Abdel Hamid Shaari.
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
, Italy
Italy
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is notable because, according to counter-terror analysts at the Guantanamo Bay detention camps in Cuba
Cuba
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, it was shut down by Italian authorities, based on an association with terrorism.
However in 2008 it was functioning again. The current president of the institute, as well as the associated mosque, is Abdel Hamid Shaari.