Italy’s makeshift mosques a crucial hub for Muslims’ social integration
Photo: A former supermarket used as makeshift place of worship, Province of Trento, 2012 / © Nicolo Degiorgis
With nearly 2.2 million Muslims and just one official mosque, Italy has yet to embrace this ever-growing population that mostly resides in the north of the country.
Although a few Islamic centres exist, the majority of Muslims in Italy are using improvised mosques for group prayers. Dozens of abandoned warehouses, supermarkets, factories, garages, and gyms have been converted into anonymous places of worship.
The phenomenon was brought to light by award-winning Italian photographer Nicolo Degiorgis.
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