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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Xenophobic paintings in the mosque of La Aljorra

27 June 12 The Muslim community of La Aljorra woke up yesterday with xenophobic paintings in the walls around their old and new mosque, and in other streets with greater visibility around the municipality. The Islamic community has showed a deep dissatisfaction with what has happened. Their concern is that these racist actions will affect…

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Muslims call for more Muslim cemeteries in Spain to avoid repatriating bodies

25 June 2012 The president of the Union of Islamic Communities of Spain (UCIDE) Riay Tatary, has claimed more Muslim cemeteries in Spain – they have twelve in the country – to avoid having to repatriate the bodies, which is very expensive, more in this time of crisis, as the cost can amount to 6,000…

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