Italian Islamic Confederation
The Italian Islamic Confederation is an Islamic religious organisation active in Turin, where, through the Foundation of the Italian Islamic Confederation, it is promoting the building of a mosque on the former Fonderie Nebiolo site, on via Bologna, between the Aurora and Barriera di Milano districts [1].
The via Bologna mosque project
The City of Turin issued the Foundation of the Italian Islamic Confederation a building permit for the project in October [1]. The site identified, the former Fonderie Nebiolo, is listed in the register of contaminated sites and requires remediation work, still under way [1].
Site remediation and controversy
In a Question Time in the Piedmont Region, Lega group leader Fabrizio Ricca argued that the site cannot be considered fully remediated until five years after the works are completed, as required by the post-operam checks set by Arpa Piemonte; according to Ricca, if the remediation, begun the previous May, were to finish in 2027, the area would remain unusable at least until 2032 [1]. Ricca also noted that a 2018 technical-property record from the City of Turin listed the building in the municipal asbestos register, with suspect, unremediated elements, and asked the City of Turin to halt the project until contamination, asbestos and safety issues are clarified [1].
The Islamic Confederation has responded, confirming that the site is listed in the register of contaminated sites and that remediation is not yet complete, but clarifying that the approved project provides for a Permanent Safety Measure (MISP): during the five years of the monitoring plan, construction work could be carried out on the site and, at the end, the area could be used, without the monitoring period making the area unusable the whole time [1].
Sources
- CronacaQui Torino — 3 November 2026