Editing Islam in Italy (section)

==Legal status==
Islam is not formally recognised by the Italian state. The official recognition of a religion different from [[Catholic Church|Catholicism]] on behalf of the [[Politics of Italy|Italian Government]] is in fact to be approved by the [[President of Italy|President of the Republic]] under request of the [[Italian Minister of the Interior]], following a signed agreement between the proposing religious community and the government. Such recognition does not merely depend on the number of followers of a given religion, and it requires congruence between the proposing religion principles and the [[Constitution of Italy|Constitution]].<ref>[http://www.cittadinitalia.it/mininterno/export/sites/default/it/temi/religioni/sottotema002.html Italian Ministry of the Interior – Regulations between Italian Government and other religions] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226141955/http://www.cittadinitalia.it/mininterno/export/sites/default/it/temi/religioni/sottotema002.html |date=26 February 2012 }}</ref> Official recognition gives an organised religion a chance to benefit from a national "religion tax", known as the [[Eight per thousand]]. Other religions, including Judaism and smaller groups, such as the [[Assemblies of God]], [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] and the [[Seventh-day Adventists]], already enjoy the official recognition in the form of signed agreements with the Italian government. In late 2004, Italian minister, [[Giuseppe Pisanu]] set out in an attempt to create a unified leadership among the Muslim community. In 2005, the Consulta per l'Islam Italiano was created. This council is composed of 16 members of the Muslim population that are elected by the Ministry of Interiors. The goal of this council was for the Muslim community to have frequent and harmonious dialogues with the Italian government. The Consulta does not have any real power to make binding decisions. It exists as a platform for the Muslim community.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Vidino|first=Lorenzo|title=Islam, Islamism and Jihadism in Italy|journal=Current Trends in Islamist Ideology|volume=7|pages=7–27|via=Hudson}}</ref> Strong disagreement between Council members slows its work.<ref name="futureofmuslimworld.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.futureofmuslimworld.com/research/detail/islam-islamism-and-jihadism-in-italy|title=fIslam, Islamism and Jihadism in Italy|website=www.futureofmuslimworld.com|access-date=10 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091012094821/http://futureofmuslimworld.com/research/detail/islam-islamism-and-jihadism-in-italy |archive-date=12 October 2009 |url-status=usurped}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2006/ottobre/03/Consulta_islamica_divisa_sulla_Carta_co_9_061003078.shtml|title=Archivio Corriere della Sera|website=archiviostorico.corriere.it|access-date=10 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150927133811/http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2006/ottobre/03/Consulta_islamica_divisa_sulla_Carta_co_9_061003078.shtml|archive-date=27 September 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>