Torrejon, Spain: Divided by a Mosque

01 July 2012 The Islamic community in Torrejon, with about 200 members, has been installed for more than a decade in a central garage two blocks away from the Plaza Mayor. They have purchased land and they have the architectural plans for the facade of its new building composed of two floors and a small…

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End of the II Inter-religious Iberian-American Summit in Barcelona

30 June 2012   For three days, leaders, experts and representatives of different religious denominations coming from America, Spain and Portugal met in Barcelona. The Director General of Religious Affairs has emphasized in his speech “the ability to dialogue and listening and the importance of interreligious dialogue.” In the closing ceremony was also discussed and…

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3.000 euros fine for 4 councilors of the Plataforma per Catalonia after attending a soccer match wearing a burka

20 June 2012 The Department of Interior has fined 4 councilors and 19 supporters of Plataforma per Catalonia (PxC) with 3,000 euros each, for going to a match of FC Barcelona and L’Hospitalet in burqas. The incident occurred during a match of the Copa del Rey on November 9, 2011 when a group of people…

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Catalonia will receive the II Iberian-American Interreligious Summit

21 June 2012 Starting on Monday, the 25th of June, Barcelona hosts the II Iberian-American Interreligious Summit. Among others, the program will address issues such as freedom and human rights, brotherhood and solidarity, dialogue and coexistence, inclusion and equity. The findings aim to provide the XXII Iberian-American Summit with proposals to achieve stable and equitable…

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Salafist Propaganda in Germany: Mass Conversions in Public Places

The Salafists are distributing copies of the Quran in Germany and making a big noise on the Internet about converting new followers to their cause. The country is now high up on the list of priorities for the Salafist movement, writes Josef Croitoru Three hundred years ago, the Germans developed a custom of hailing the…

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