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Quando si scrive, si dibatte o si argomenta intorno ad Islam e radicalizzazione, ǧihād e comunità islamiche in Europa, come anche quando ci si occupa di musulmani in carcere, il rischio di scadere in approcci stereotipati o di ristrette vedute (narrow-minded nel gergo dei colleghi anglosassoni), è un rischio quasi sempre non solo dietro l’angolo, ma spesse volte ben concretamente realizzatosi dinanzi agli occhi di chi legge, di chi ascolta o di chi partecipa ad un dibattito. In una certa stampa si possono rintracciare atteggiamenti islamofobi altresì individuabili, purtroppo, persino in alcune espressioni politiche che sciaguratamente beneficiano dell’ “immagine pubblica negativa dell’Islam [che] in Italia permette al populismo di investire nell’islamofobia”. In questo articolo recensione del libro "Jihadismo e carcere in Italia", tali temi vengono affrontati e problematizzati alla ricerca di inedite linee di ricerca che si concretizzino in nuovi progetti e che questi stessi abbiano un impatto tangibile, risiede dunque in prima battuta nella piena cooperazione fra istituzioni, società civile ed organizzazioni islamiche. When writing, debating or arguing about Islam and radicalization, ǧihād and Islamic communities in Europe, as well as when dealing with Muslims in prison, the risk of falling into stereotyped or narrow-minded approaches (narrow-minded in the jargon of Anglo-Saxon colleagues), is a risk almost always not only around the corner, but often very concretely realized before the eyes of the reader , of whoever listens or who participates in a debate. Islamophobic attitudes can be traced in a certain press also identifiable, unfortunately, even in some political expressions that unfortunately benefit from the "negative public image of Islam [which] in Italy allows populism to invest in Islamophobia". In this article review of the book "Jihadism and prison in Italy", these issues are addressed and problematized in search of new lines of research that materialize in new projects and that these have a tangible impact, therefore lies primarily in full cooperation between institutions, civil society and Islamic organizations.

Irhal means: Leave! It is, as known, one of the most widespread slogans in the language of the so-called Arab uprisings, and it has been used as a slogan also in the Lebanese uprising of 2019. The focus of this report is the analysis of the political dynamics which have been shaking Lebanon since 2019, to try to understand the future prospects of this country which, after decades of dramatic political conflicts, is now undergoing to deep, protracted and overlapping (economic, social, political) crises, whose end is hard to see. The starting hypothesis is that today the dominant understanding of Lebanese socio-political divisions along sectarian lines needs to be re-considered. We argue that sectarian based socio-political divisions should not be considered as a result of immutable religious identities, but rather as the result of historicized cultural, material and political conditions and practices. Therefore, belonging to a sectarian socio-political group means primarily belonging to a “functional group”, functional for example in terms of opportunities in education, access to services, healthcare, job placement. In this framework, this report aims to offer not only an analysis of current trends but also to contribute to give a positive perspective to the current debate, which is too often limited to geopolitical analyses without paying close attention to young students and academics as protagonists of social and civil life who can act as promoters of change, as we have learned from 2011 and 2019 in Lebanon. Lebanese youth’s voices are, according to us, a very useful reading key to better understand the actual situation, allowing an analytical perspective “from below” of the dynamics of social transformation. The project “Lebanon: between aspiration of changes and the ancien regime” has been developed in the framework of the project IRHAL - For an analysis of the Lebanese protests and the role of the youth beyond the paradigm of confessionalism, financed by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and coordinated by UNIMED.

Il 1956 fu un anno decisivo per le sorti del mondo arabo-islamico. La crisi di Suez dell’ottobre di quello stesso anno, scaturita dalla nazionalizzazione del canale (avvenuta nel luglio 1956), aveva sancito la fine degli imperialismi britannico e francese e il conseguente, prepotente, ingresso in scena degli Stati Uniti d’America e dell’Unione Sovietica. Un passaggio di consegne fatto di complotti, accordi segreti, colpi di scena, carte bollate, spie e carri armati durato dall’ottobre del 1956 sino alla primavera del 1957. Una storia dove agenti dell’intelligence, vecchi monarchi, militari e politici intrecciano i loro destini ognuno nel disperato tentativo di salvaguardare i propri interessi. Questo libro ricostruisce i complessi e ancora oscuri avvenimenti di quegli anni, accompagnando il lettore fra gli intrighi di palazzo e i retroscena, in parte ancora mai raccontati, di quei tumultuosi mesi. Il tutto partendo dalla vita del giovane Nasser, dal suo esordio nella vita pubblica egiziana sino alla conquista della presidenza dell’Egitto. Un’avvincente spy story che portò il mondo sull’orlo del terzo conflitto mondiale, cambiando per sempre gli equilibri del Medio Oriente. 1956 was a decisive year for the fate of the Arab-Islamic world. The Suez crisis of October of that same year, resulting from the nationalization of the canal (which took place in July 1956), had sanctioned the end of the British and French imperialism and the consequent, overbearing, entry into the scene of the United States of America and the 'Soviet Union. A handover made up of plots, secret agreements, twists and turns, stamped papers, spies and tanks that lasted from October 1956 until the spring of 1957. A story where intelligence agents, old monarchs, military and politicians intertwine the their destinies each in a desperate attempt to safeguard their interests. This book reconstructs the complex and still obscure events of those years, accompanying the reader through the intrigues of the palace and the background, in part still untold, of those tumultuous months. All starting from the life of the young Nasser, from his debut in Egyptian public life to the conquest of the presidency of Egypt. An engaging spy story that brought the world to the brink of the Third World War, forever changing the balance of the Middle East.