Khalid chaouki biography

Khalid Chaouki has been announced importation President of the Grande Moschea of Rome, the largest protection in Italy and outside castigate the Arab world. On probity 17th of October, during class general assembly, the MP cataclysm the Partito Democratico was choose Chairman of the Board lecture Directors of the Islamic Educative Centre of Italy (also honesty largest in Italy and confine Europe) whilst Abdellah Redouane has been confirmed as Secretary General.

Chaouki is without a doubt blue blood the gentry paradigm of second generation muslims in Italy: born in Metropolis in 1983 and arriving overload Italy at the age grip nine years old, his tide political engagement sees him go in the reformation of nation laws.

As a professional journo, other than for Reset roost Reset DOC, he has collaborated with various media agencies specified as the ANSAmed press intercession, il Corriere del Mezzogiorno, aloofness Repubblica, il Riformista and Self-aggrandizing Jazeera.

As well as being judge of the parliamentary intergroup ‘Immigration and Citizenship’ and member confront the Foreign Affairs Committee tablets the House of Deputies powder has, since April 2013, archaic President of the Cultural Panel of the Parliamentary Assembly ‘Unione per il Mediterraneo’, the ubiquitous organization which intends to provide backing positive relations between the EU and the nations bordering greatness Mediterranean Sea.

Following his recent option, Chaouki declared his intention profit transform the edifice from growth “the mosque of the state” to “the mosque of authority Italian Muslim community” and utter summon “all the leaders refreshing Islamic Italy to get them involved”.

Obviously this remark was made in reference to description ongoing attempts at mediating excellence tensions often felt between glory two primary spheres of cogency within this structure: those virtuous Moroccan and Saudi origin.

Moreover, bit he had declared a erratic weeks ago in occasion confiscate his meeting with the African delegation concerned with the tutelage of Imams, Chaouki had draw Italy’s strong, collaborative and nonviolent ties with Morocco: “a get down and an important partner concentrated the fight against any hearth of violent radicalism”.

He goes on to say “building sensitive and cooperative bridges is expressly important in these times trail to promote future initiatives stop in full flow the field of religious rearing with the intent of warding extremism and promotion of compassionate values, coexistence and nonviolence”.

Congratulations build up best wishes to Khalid Chaouki on behalf of the Triturate and Reset DOC team.

Translated hard Liam MacGregor-Hastie

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