MusulmanitàMuslims in Rome

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Un’interessante incursione in una comunità vasta e articolata: i Musulmani a Roma. Affiancheremo Fabio nell’approfondire il tema che, riteniamo, paga ancora lo scotto di un’informazione non sempre neutra ed “informata” (qui il gioco di parole è d’obbligo). Un ottimo ingresso, per Fabio, in S4C. AA

Musulmanità

(Fabio Moscatelli)

Il profumo del the alla menta,un ricordo olfattivo che si sposa perfettamente ai ricordi visivi di questa esperienza nella cultura islamica a Roma.

Ne ho sentito il profumo quasi ovunque durante questo viaggio: un viaggio attraverso le moschee, la maggior parte garage adibiti a luoghi di culto, le ricorrenze e le persone legate ad un culto così vicino, ma per certi versi così lontano.

(clicca per la galleria)

Lontano forse per un’informazione che veicola la nostra visione del musulmano,in maniera del tutto errata e troppo spesso forse voluta.

Il mio progetto si articola in tre fasi: la religione, il lavoro,la famiglia.

Questa prima fase è incentrata sulla narrazione della cultura religiosa,attraverso immagini colte durante feste,il Ramadan in primis,e momenti di studio,passando per le ore che precedono l’Iftar, la festa che quotidianamente celebra la rottura del digiuno,e che regala momenti di straordinaria quotidianità.

Ad agosto,chi ha avuto la fortuna/sfortuna di restare a Roma,ha potuto assistere all’Iftar in Piazza San Marco; forse uno dei momenti più intensi,in cui abbiamo potuto ‘vivere’ un po’ di Islam. Chiunque poteva essere ospite ed essere omaggiato di un pasto,magari ascoltando gli interventi di personalità legate al culto,oppure semplicemente osservare un momento di preghiera intensa e sentita,tra l’altro nell’occasione guidata da un ragazzino,probabile futuro Imam,di soli 13 anni.

A chi ne avrà voglia auguro un buon viaggio visivo nella Musulmanità romana…

Fabio Moscatelli/S4C

Muslims in Rome

(by Fabio Moscatelli)

The smell of mint tea, a memory bouquet that blends perfectly with the visual memories of this experience in Islamic culture in Rome.

A distant World, maybe, because mainstream  Media  conveys a vision of the Muslim, in a totally wrong and perhaps too often a sought one.

My project is divided into three phases: Religion, Work, Family.

This first phase focuses on the storytelling of religious culture through images taken during celebration, first of all the Ramadan, and study times, passing the hours before the iftar, the feast day which celebrates the breaking of the fast, and that gives extraordinary moments of everyday life.

In August, who has had the fortune / misfortune to stay in Rome, has been assisting IFT in Piazza San Marco, perhaps one of the most intense moments in which we could ‘live’ a little of Islam.

Anyone could be a guest and be honored with a meal, maybe listening to the interventions of key persons of the community, or simply observe a moment of intense prayer, among other occasion led by a boy, likely future Imam, only 13.

Enjoy this first visual journey in the World of Muslims in Rome…

Fabio Moscatelli/S4C

[CLICK HERE FOR THE PHOTOGALLERY]

I’ve smelled almost everywhere that fragrance on this trip: a journey through the mosques, mostly garages used as places of worship, the celebrations and the People linked to a cult so close, but in some ways so far.[iframe http://www.s4c.it/slides/musulmanita 100% 800px]

Muslims in Rome

(by Fabio Moscatelli)

The smell of mint tea, a memory bouquet that blends perfectly with the visual memories of this experience in Islamic culture in Rome.

A distant World, maybe, because mainstream  Media  conveys a vision of the Muslim, in a totally wrong and perhaps too often a sought one.

My project is divided into three phases: Religion, Work, Family.

This first phase focuses on the storytelling of religious culture through images taken during celebration, first of all the Ramadan, and study times, passing the hours before the iftar, the feast day which celebrates the breaking of the fast, and that gives extraordinary moments of everyday life.

In August, who has had the fortune / misfortune to stay in Rome, has been assisting IFT in Piazza San Marco, perhaps one of the most intense moments in which we could ‘live’ a little of Islam.

Anyone could be a guest and be honored with a meal, maybe listening to the interventions of key persons of the community, or simply observe a moment of intense prayer, among other occasion led by a boy, likely future Imam, only 13.

Enjoy this first visual journey in the World of Muslims in Rome…

Fabio Moscatelli/S4C

[CLICK HERE FOR THE PHOTOGALLERY]

I’ve smelled almost everywhere that fragrance on this trip: a journey through the mosques, mostly garages used as places of worship, the celebrations and the People linked to a cult so close, but in some ways so far.