Riay Tatary, president of the Union of Islamic Communities (UCIDE) of Spain defended yesterday that Islam “is peace and therefore can not be used as a synonym for violence or terrorism.” He also insisted that the Muslim Spanish community is well integrated and that “ radical ideas are being transmitted over the Internet, in the…
The Alicante City Council signed yesterday a license to allow the construction of an Islamic Center. The Islamic Center of Alicante will seat approximately 600 people. The center consists of three floors and a total area of about 950 square meters, the first plant will have a surface of 650 square meters, a women’s section,…
February 5, 2014 A total of 1,732,191 Muslims were residing in Spain on December 31, 2013. 60,562 Muslims more than in 2012, according to the ‘demographic study of the Muslim population.’ The statistical analysis of Muslim citizens in Spain was prepared by the Union of Islamic Communities in Spain (UCIDE) and the Andalusian Observatory. The…
December 12, 2013 We, the Union of Islamic Communities in Spain (UCIDE) view with concern the alarming news about the replacing of Muslim staff and of other religious convictions in certain areas of the Army, based on of religious prejudice and discrimination. UCIDE: http://www.ucide.org/es/content/defensa-y-lealtad-demostrada-espa%C3%B1
August 8, 2013 With “extraordinary pleasure” Muslims of Italy accepted the goodwill message sent by Pope Francis which acknowledged the end of Ramadan and in particular, best wishes for the feast of Eid al-Fitr. The Union of Islamic Communities and Organizations in Italy (Ucoii) wrote today in a letter to the Pope; the organization…
