Wikipedia's first sentence called it “notable because”. Today it says “shut down by italian authorities”.
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The opening as it read in 2015
Islamic Cultural Institute in viale Jenner, Milan , Italy is notable because, according to counter-terror analysts at the Guantanamo Bay detention camps in Cuba , it was shut down by Italian authorities, based on an association with terrorism.1 However in 2008 it was functioning again. The current president of the institute, as well as the associated mosque, is Abdel Hamid Shaari. Summarized transcript (.pdf) , from Lufti Bin Ali 's Administrative Review Board hearing - page 64 Factors for and against the continued detention (.pdf) of Ridah Bin Saleh Al Yazidi Administrative Review Board , May 4, 2005 - pages 51-53 Milan mosque 'to be closed down'
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The opening as it stood in 2010
The Islamic Cultural Institute in Milan , Italy is notable because, according to counter-terror analysts at the Guantanamo Bay detention camps in Cuba , it was shut down by Italian authorities, based on an association with terrorism. However in 2008 it was functioning again. The current president of the institute, as well as the associated mosque, is Abdel Hamid Shaari . Summarized transcript (.pdf) , from Lufti Bin Ali 's Administrative Review Board hearing - page 64 Factors for and against the continued detention (.pdf) of Ridah Bin Saleh Al Yazidi Administrative Review Board , May 4, 2005 - pages 51-53 Milan mosque 'to be closed down'
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The opening as it stood in 2020
The Islamic Cultural Institute in Milan , Italy was shut down by Italian authorities, based on an association with terrorism according to counter-terror analysts at the Guantanamo Bay detention camps in Cuba . However in 2008 it was functioning again. The current president of the institute, as well as the associated mosque, is Abdel Hamid Shaari. Summarized transcript (.pdf) , from Lufti Bin Ali 's Administrative Review Board hearing - page 64 Factors for and against the continued detention (.pdf) of Ridah Bin Saleh Al Yazidi Administrative Review Board , May 4, 2005 - pages 51-53 Milan mosque 'to be closed down'
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Islamic organization based in Italy The Islamic Cultural Institute in Milan , Italy was shut down by Italian authorities, based on an association with terrorism according to counter-terror analysts at the Guantanamo Bay detention camps in Cuba . However, in 2008 it was functioning again. The current president of the institute, as well as the associated mosque, is Abdel Hamid Shaari. Summarized transcript (.pdf) , from Lufti Bin Ali 's Administrative Review Board hearing - page 64 Factors for and against the continued detention (.pdf) of Ridah Bin Saleh Al Yazidi Administrative Review Board , May 4, 2005 - pages 51-53 Milan mosque 'to be closed down'
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Today
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notable because
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shut down by italian authorities
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