The Spanish Parliament has rejected a motion to ban the burqa and niqab in public places. The motion was presented by the right-wing party (Partido Popular), with the support of CIU (Convergencia i Unió), a Catalan, right-wing, nationalist party.
The debate about banning the burqa and the niqab in public spaces will continue at the national level after weeks of public debate in some municipalities (like Huesca and Reus). Partido Popular’s (PP, the main opposition party) proposal for an open debate on the banning of the burqa and the niqab was supported by the…
The Director of the High School, who expelled from class the girl, Najwa Malha, because she wears headscarf, has been signed as an advisor for the Educational Department in the Autonomous Community of Madrid governed by Partido Popular, the Spanish right wing party.
Approximately one hundred immigrant associations across Spain announced that they would be marching in a dozen cities at 7pm on February 23rd, against the Partido Popular’s proposed policy of making immigrants sign a _Contract of Integration’ in Spain. The immigrant groups are also organizing a series of cultural events to coincide with the protest in…
Spain’s Opposition leader, Mariano Rajoy, said that if the Partido Popular wins the next general election, he will introduce a bill for an integration contract which would be legally binding and will allow for immigrants to be expelled from the country if they don’t comply. Also outlined in his plan, the State would guarantee foreigners…
