Visible but unrecognized. The Case of Italian Islam

Abstract

In this essay we will advance the thesis of an Italian Islam that over the years has progressively integrated and become one of the most important components of the Italian religious scene. In spite of this process, however, its juridical status remains undetermined and, while the institutions have given rise to various forms of "informal" recognition, those acts of formal juridical recognition envisaged by the law and by the Constitution itself (art. 8) remain far away.