Turin Lets Muslims Hold Public Eid Celebrations Despite Coronavirus Restrictions

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The local government in Turin, Italy, has allowed Muslim groups to publicly celebrate an Islamic holiday while still restricting other gatherings due to the Wuhan coronavirus.

The Turin government has given permission for Muslims to engage in celebrations for the Eid al-Adha festival in nine public and private areas of the city.

Local politicianAugusta Montaruli, a member of the national-conservative Brothers of Italy (FdI), slammed the move while noting that the government hadcancelleda yearly Christian procession, theprocessione della Consolata,in June.

“What was the use of banning the Consolata procession, interrupting an ancient tradition in Turin, when the mass prayers of Muslims were authorised?” Ms Montaruli said.

“This is Turin on the day of the Islamic festival of sacrifice, where organising the crowd into separate groups has only increased the number of gatherings in the various neighbourhoods of the city. Thousands of men are crowded together on…

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