Consider these facts. In Italy the right to worship, without discrimination, is enshrined within the constitution. There are 1.35 million Muslims in Italy and yet, officially, only eight mosques in the whole country.
One consequence is that the Muslim population have accumulated a huge number of makeshift and temporary places of worship. These are housed in a variety of buildings including lock ups, garages, shops, warehouses and old factories.
This shortage of places to worship is particularly acute in north east Italy – where the photographer Nicolò Degiorgis lives – home to many anti-Islamic campaigns headed by the right wing party Lega Nord.
The photo above shows a large number of Muslims in a sports hall doing their worshiping. I can not tell if it is a morning or evening worship. The one thing that catches my attention is the number of people in the hall it shows that their are no mosque in the area. From what I can see is their are a small group of woman in the top corner of the hall this is because men and woman do not worship together.This is something that is slightly similar to the Buddhist temple even though the men and woman are allowed to chant and meditation together the woman are not allowed to touch the Buddhist monks
I found an articular about Nicolo Degiorgis's hidden Islam in the British Journal of Photography. It talks about how Italy had recognized Catholicism, Buddhism, Judaism and Mormonism are formally recognized religions in Italy but Islam which is the nation’s second largest religion, is not.
The hidden Islam series is an influences as it show how another religion is adapting in a country that is not its origin. These people who are having to worship in makeshift places something I never thought about. The Buddhist temple previously was a pub which shows the Buddhist are finding them self's their own temples and adapting just like the Muslims are in Italy.
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