ISLAM-CHRISTIAN DIALOGUE

236 MODERATE MUSLIMS MUST DENY VIOLENCE 2006-09-15 That’s a brave article that highlights the ignorance of many people who make sta- tements that ignite people simply on the he- arsay or without deepening their thoughts that are based on the headlines. Some may want to shield themselves from any pretext to stand as the holder of the truth. It would be interesting to know the re- actions of the Arab media to the rejection of the religious motivation for violence. I hope that Magdi Allam's concerns will not come true. I propose to give prominence in the Cor- riere to these reactions by Muslim intel- lectuals who make audience: "And I am alarmed to find that even the so-called moderate Muslims have given up their wisdom and have aligned them- selves with the "holy war" of which they will be the main victims". ARAB SCHOOL IN MILAN: TEN REASONS FOR A NO! 16/10 - 2016 In the globalised world, national schools have emerged outside national borders, mainly as a result of multinational com- panies for the children of their employees moving abroad for a temporary period. This is the reason why there are Ameri- can or Italian schools in the main cities of the world, but not yet Egyptian schools, due to the lack of diffusion of Egyptian companies outside the national borders, at least not in Milan where there is, in- stead, a Libyan school for employees of Libyan companies present in the country. I understand that all the students at the proposed school are from Egypt. I would like, however, to remind the "leaders" and our politicians that you cannot use indiffe- rently the term Arabic and secular school, Arab tout-court, Egyptian or Islamic, thus demonstrating ignorance of the under- lying cultural diversity. I participate with the feelings of solidari- ty expressed by various parties, despite this, I explain the reasons for a NO to this school in Milan: 1. Thousands of immigrant families, Egyp- tian and non-Egyptian, have found a pla- ce in our state schools, a prerequisite for a correct integration into Italian society. I wonder why do we stop at one hundred "all Egyptian" families? All Muslim? And precisely why those families? What is the fundamental reason for wanting to create a separate institution for the new citizens? 2. Egyptian society counts more than twelve percent of non-Muslim citizens: why are these one hundred families all Muslim? Why has no Christian family felt the need to join? 3. The desire to learn their mother tongue is laudable and should be encouraged; there are voluntary Arabic language courses for this purpose outside scho-