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By Michael San Filippo, About.com Guide to Italian Language

Come Si Dice 'Jihad' In Italiano?

Monday May 19, 2008
According to Adnkronos International, in an article titled: "Terrorism: Al-Qaeda Linked Website Launches Italian Section," "...one of the most popular Jihadist web forums, the al-Qaeda-linked Ekhlas website, has launched a section in Italian." Forum participants currently number only a handful, and postings exhibit a lack of grammatical expertise in Italian.

Previously, a blog by the former imam of the northern Italian city of Carmagnola, Abdul Qadir Fadlallah Mamour, considered the first al-Qaeda website in Italian, was shut down by the Italian authorities in February. At that time, four pro-Islamic blogs, which posted proclamations by al-Qaeda leaders in Italy and were hosted by an Italian web server, were closed. The current Web site is hosted outside of Italy, which will make it more difficult to shutter.

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