feeling in Italy runs high, which became clear following the September 11 attacks and 7 July 2005 London bombings. Survey published in 2019 by the Pew Research Center found that 55% of Italians had an unfavourable view of Muslims. Much of the local Italian media indirectly correlates Islam to terrorism as a whole. This contributes to these unfavorable opinions. Acts of violence against Islamic places of worship In recent years there have been some acts of violence against Islamic places of worship in Italy: On April 24, 1994, a Molotov cocktail caused a fire at the small mosque in albenga's old Anti-Islamic attacks following the September 2001 bombings in Sicily and Southern Italy On January 24, 2004, a rock thrown from a car broke through the window of the entrance to the Mosque of Segrate, In April 2004, the Mosque of Mercy in Savona was the subject of discriminatory spray writing on the door, including a swastika. On the night of 3–4 August 2010, an arson attack was carried out in the offices of the Luce mosque in Bologna by unknown persons who entered it by cutting through the fences with a shear. The act has been condemned by the Jewish community in Bologna and by various political forces. Organizations A minority of Italian Muslims belong to religious associations, the best known of which are: UCOII Unione delle Comunità Islamiche d'Italia (Union of the Islamic Communities and Organizations of Italy) Since its founding, the union has been active in the political scene, recently attempting to become the primary Islamic liaison. CICI, Centro Islamico Culturale d'Italia, which has its seat in the Mosque of Rome, which is reputed to be the largest mosque in Europe COREIS, Comunità Religiosa Islamica Italiana, which has its seat in Milan, but also a branch in Rome. USMI, Union of Muslim Students in Italy Founded in the 1970s in Perugia and composed mostly of Jordanian, Syrian and Palestine students, the group's ideology is quite similar to the Muslim Brotherhood, the transnational Islamic movement in Egypt in the 1920s. Notable Muslims Vinnie Paz, lyricist and singer. Leda Rafanelli, poet and publisher. Adel Smith, activist. Ahmad Gianpiero Vincenzo, activist. Stephan El Shaarawy, footballer. Abd al Wahid Pallavicini, soufi figure and founder of The Italian Islamic religious community (COREIS) and the Interreligious Studies Academy (Accademia ISA) Khaby Lame, TikToker Ghali, rapper See also History of Islam in southern Italy