Dear Blog Readers, Today is March 8th, International Women’s Day, and I have been inspired by this article “Five of Italy’s Most Influential Women” from www.ItalyMagazine.com to do a blog post reminding you of some of the interesting Italian women — past and present– who I have written about in this blog, and some of …
Former Italian Prime Minister was sentenced today to seven years in prison for paying for sex with an underage prostitute and using his position to cover it up. My AP colleagues and I have been covering this all day and right now I am sitting outside Berlusconi’s Villa near Milan where all the Bunga-Bunga parties …
The most ruthless of Italy’s Mafia groups the “Ndrangheta” is heading north from its traditional stronghold in Calabria, the toe of the boot of Italy, and seeping into Italy’s wealthy northern cities. There is one woman who is holding them back. She’s a fearless red-head named Ilda Boccassini, the Tiger Mamma. Ilda Boccassini is a …
La ‘Ndrangheta, la più spietata delle mafie italiane, è uscita dalla sua roccaforte tradizionale in Calabria e sta penetrando nelle ricche città del Nord Italia. A contrastare questa penetrazione, una donna impavida, Ilda Boccassini, la Mamma-Tigre. Il magistrato Ilda Boccassini persegue la corruzione e il crimine da trent’anni. 60 anni circa, madre di due figli, …