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In the Italian city of Padua, an uproar has erupted after a representative of the local Muslim community objected to a plastic pig in a shop window. The statue is located at a newly opened delicatessen in Piazza dei Signori. According to the Muslim leader, the symbol is inappropriate and offensive to passersby of Muslim descent.
Cultural sensitivities: What are the limits?
By Gary Fouse A story out of Italy this week has led to a public controversy over the question of respecting cultural sensitivities vs. personal and commercial freedom. In the northern Italian city of Padua (Padova), some Muslim leaders are upset over a new food shop that specializes in pork. As an advertisement, the proprietor placed a plastic figure of a pig in the front shop window. One of the leaders in the local Muslim community has asked t…
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