Catalonia is the region with more mosques in Spain, according to the Observatory of Religious Pluralism in Spain, under the Ministry of Justice. The Principality has 242 mosques in comparison with other communities like Andalucia (180) or Madrid (106). Overall, there are 1,200 mosques officially registered in Spain. Of the 242 Muslim places of worship…
13 December 2012 Imran Firasat is a Pakistani citizen who rebelled against Islam when he and his Buddhist wife were rejected by their society due to their interreligious marriage .After a series of police persecutions he and his wife were finally granted political asylum in Spain in 2006. He then started a blog criticizing…
16 December 2012 The objective of the Congress was to reflect and speak about social action and volunteer work from a religious perspective. There were several roundtables and a space dedicated to the discussion of feminine volunteer work.
1/12/2012 The Islamic Union of Spanish Islamic Communities of Spain and the Islamic Union of Catalonian Communities will organize the IX Islamic Congress of Catalonia. During the days 14,15 and 16 of December 2012, will participate in the event distinct figures to deal with the theme of the congress: The religion: volunteer work and social…
2/12/2012 The government of Pineda de Mar has refused the installation of a cultural Islamic center in the Creus neighborhood that the Islamic community had proposed. The proposed place was an industrial area which did not have the approval of the mayor, Xavier Amor. His response to the demands of the local population was for…
