Alicia Sánchez Camacho, the Popular Party’s Catalonian leader, said that she will submit a proposal to both the Catalonian Parliament and the Spanish Senate for the banning of the burqa and niqab in public spaces.
After the Najwa Malha affair and the ban on the burqa and the niqab in Lleida some political and religious actors have fixed their opinions on headscarves. The Speaker in the European Parliament of the Socialist Party of Spain (PSOE), López Aguilar, compared the hijab to the Catholic nuns’ head covering.
Up to 300 people called on Israel to lift its blockade of Gaza, in a peaceful march in Paris. A pick-up truck that was part of the march carried a banner reading “Free Palestine”, followed by five fake coffins covered with a burial cloth, false blood and the inscriptions: “Victims of Israeli terrorism”, “They died…
Project Responsibilities: Irish news and research Contact Information: Study of Religions Department College of Arts University College Cork Cork, Ireland email: [email protected] personal website Professional Positions: Lecturer in the Study of Religions, University College Cork Areas of Expertise: Islam, Modern Intellectual History Islam and Muslims in Europe Islam and Muslims in Ireland Sufism…
Mailing Address: Universitat Autònoma de Barelona. Departament de Sociologia. Edifici B, 08193. Bellaterra (Barcelona) B3 117-1 Phone: (+34) 93.581.24.17 Email: gloria.garciaromeral(arroba)uab.cat Area of Expertise: Sociology of religion Narrative Bio: Gloria received her degree in Political Science and Sociology from the University of Granada in 2004. Currently, she is PhD candidate at the Autonomous University of…
