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“We Are Not Animals!” Italy’s Racial Riots and Their Aftermath

Maria Rita Latto

Rage and fear. This is what comes out of the images from Rosarno, a small town near the western coast of Calabria, where violent clashes broke out after two African immigrants...

While Calabria Burns

Judith Harris

“I came here to find Heaven. I found Hell”

Wise Men Melchior and Balthazar Banned in Northern Italian City

Joey Skee

A story about racism in contemporary Italy so absurd it could be true.

Kebab Wars

George De Stefano

Are ethnic food bans a sign of "gastronomic racism?"

New Year's Resolution: Don't Be Too Grumpy about the Motherland

Maria Laurino

With Barack Obama elected as president and Silvio Berlusconi back as prime minister, the differences between America and Italy seem greater than ever.

Italians in Italy vs. Italians in the World: A New Frontier of Xenophobia?

Fulvio Minichini

A "racist, xenophobic attack" published by an Italian newspaper upsets the over 400 delegates to the First Conference of Young Italians in the World.

“Italians sunbathe as Gypsy girls drown.”

Joey Skee

On vacation, Italy’s rightward turn haunts me.

Does Misery Love Company? Italy’s Roma

Judith Harris

Few are more miserable these days than the Roma, or Gypsies, in Italy, whose camps are being bulldozed, whose shacks are being firebombed, and whose children now risk being...

The Race Debate in America and Italy: Should We Do the Right Thing?

Ottorino Cappelli

While Obama clinches the nomination, some Italian- Americans join in the Lee-Eastwood feud over racial prejudices in America. In Italy at the same time, the race issue surfaces in...

Italy on the Brink of Xenophobia?

Ottorino Cappelli

Following a crime wave involving immigrants from Romania (an EU country), an outburst of xenophobia seems to be sparking in Italy.

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