“L’Islam italiano” by Fabrizio Ciocca
"L'Islam italiano" by Fabrizio Ciocca is without any shadow of a doubt the best starting point for anyone wishing to confront the Italian Islam "L'Islam italiano" or "The Italian Islam"…
“Gli sciiti” by Anna Vanzan
"Gli sciiti" by Anna Vanzan continues the extraordinary work begun with "I Sunniti" by Massimo Campanini, showing us in a synthetic and detailed way the largest and most relevant minority…
“I sunniti” by Massimo Campanini
"I sunniti" by Massimo Campanini is a small but essential book to get a solid and precise idea about the Sunni world, the most present within the Islamic world "I…
Medio Oriente e Dintorni
An overview of the Medio Oriente e Dintorni with all the info and useful files to get in touch and collaborate together What is Medio Oriente e Dintorni? Medio Oriente…
“Il divano di Istanbul” by Alessandro Barbero
"Il divano di Istanbul" by Alessandro Barbero is probably the best book ever written in Italian on the Ottoman Empire, allowing the reader to observe the world through the eyes…
5 books for a summer
A list of 5 books (plus 2 honorable mentions) for a summer of reading and discovery Very brief premise I have always seen summer as one of the most suitable…
“Viaggi e viaggiatori arabi” by Francesco Gabrieli
"Viaggi e viaggiatori arabi" by Francesco Gabrieli is a small treasure of inestimable value that will tell us the story of the 10 greatest Arab travelers of all time, some…
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Arab travelers: Harun ibn Yahya, from Constantinople to Rome
Following “Viaggi e viaggiatori arabi” by Francesco Gabrieli, let's discover together the first Arab traveler who reached and wrote about Constantinople and Rome: Harun Ibn Yahya Preamble Before starting with…
History of the Roma people
The history of the Roma people, still today the most persecuted in Europe Authoritative sources Usually I never put the sources because they are largely reworkings of some texts from…
“Buskashì” by Gino Strada
Buskashì is one of the most beautiful texts ever written by Gino Strada, able not only to make us discover his post-11 September trip to Afghanistan, but also to make…
