21 Feb 2015

Being An Imam In Milan

An Egyptian student living in Milan, who walked around the city for five hours dressed as an imam, has released a video showing how he was insulted along the way.
Dressed in an imam’s robe and carrying a copy of the Koran, Hamdy Mahisen made the video below, published by La Repubblica, as part of a social experiment to see how tolerant people in Milan are of Muslims.
Along the way, he attracted odd stares and insults such as "Taliban shit!".
One onlooker said, "Shit, have you seen the Isis?" while another remarked, "Imagine if he has a gun under his tunic".

The experiment comes at a time of rising tensions between Italians and the country's Muslim community following deadly extremist attacks in Paris and Copenhagen, as well as fears over jihadists.

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