Everyone thinks this is a mosque that became a church and that misunderstanding tells you everything about Sicily.. This is Basilica di San Giovanni degli Eremiti, and it doesn’t belong to just one civilization. #sicily #SicilianHistory #italianhistory #Palermo #mediterranean Sicily history Mount Etna news Lampedusa migration Sicilian culture explained Anti-mafia Sicily Mediterranean history Italian heritage stories Sicilian archaeology Sicily current events Italian diaspora history

Italians weren’t seen as disposable because they were weak. They were labeled disposable because powerful systems benefited from treating them that way—and Sicily supplied bodies faster than anyone asked why. #sicily #SicilianHistory #Migration #Humanrights #history Sicily history Mount Etna news Lampedusa migration Sicilian culture explained Anti-mafia Sicily Mediterranean history Italian heritage stories Sicilian archaeology Sicily current events Italian diaspora history

Norman Sicily shouldn’t exist and that’s exactly why it matters. This is the truth most people miss. #sicily #SicilianHistory #mediterranean #italianhistory #Palermo Sicily history Mount Etna news Lampedusa migration Sicilian culture explained Anti-mafia Sicily Mediterranean history Italian heritage stories Sicilian archaeology Sicily current events Italian diaspora history