Guest guest Posted August 10, 2004 Report Share Posted August 10, 2004 >"M. Pramod Kumar" <matham_pk >manthan (Manthan) >"Manthan" <manthan >[Manthan] Oriana Fallaci creates new sensation >Sun, 8 Aug 2004 14:57:15 +0530 > >[==========================================] >Manthan: Information Exchange Network for >Ideological Empowerment of Hindus >Sponsored By: http://www.voiceofdharma.com >[==========================================] > >[Forget the Hindu's commentary. Read in between >the lines - P.] > >Book sparks racism fear > >http://www.hindu.com/2004/08/08/stories/2004080800 >731200.htm > >Rome: Human rights groups warned on Friday that >racism was becoming increasingly tolerated in >Italy after the country's biggest-selling >newspaper published a supplementary book by a >veteran journalist which warns of an Arab invasion >of Europe. The 126-page tract by Oriana Fallaci >appeared on newsstands with the Corriere della >Sera newspaper. In the book, Ms. Fallaci makes >sweeping criticisms of authorities for failing to >stop Europe becoming ``Eurabia'' and ``a colony of >Islam'', in a stealthy process she describes as >the ``burning of Troy''. Oddly, Ms. Fallaci >interviews herself in the book, the third volume >the New York-based journalist has written against >Islam since the September 11 attacks in New York. >The first two have been bestsellers in Italy and >elsewhere. ``This kind of argument does a lot of >damage,'' said Luciano Scagliotti, head of the >Italian branch of the European Network Against >Racism. ``We are very worried. Ms. Fallaci and >others like her are using their popularity to >create hatred. She is effectively telling >thousands of people they must chase the Arabs out >of Europe." Human rights groups and immigration >experts have warned that Ms. Fallaci's message, >along with the frequently xenophobic messages from >the Northern League, a member of Silvio >Berlusconi's Government coalition, feeds on fear >of foreigners in a country that has only >experienced mass immigration in recent decades. > >— © Guardian Newspapers Limited 2004 > > >******************************************** >Manthan is a moderated, invitation-only list. >Listadmin: owner-manthan >******************************************** > _______________ Get ready for school! Find articles, homework help and more in the Back to School Guide! http://special.msn.com/network/04backtoschool.armx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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