04/04/2012 The Federation of Islamic Council of Catalonia Cultural asked all Catalan municipalities to enable the Muslim prayers outside the mosque, where they did on 1st of April a special prayer to invoke the rain (Salat Istiska) in this community. For this reason, the Islamic council has asked all municipalities in Catalonia “to facilitate religious…
La Razon – 31 March 2012 Police forces explained to La Razon that Salafism is implemented in Catalonia. According to police source, Imams of this branch of Islam lead three mosques in Barcelona and Terrassa, whose leader Abdeslam Laarusi will surely be charged with inciting violence against women.1 In Tarragona Salafi Imams alone control five…
Spiegel – 03/22/2012 The Spanish intelligence service gave tips to their French colleagues that Merah allegedly attended a meeting of Salafists in Catalonia in 2011 but somehow that was not enough to trigger further independent investigation by French officials.
The Protestant and Muslim religious communities complain that their difficulties in maintaining their temples are growing. Town Councils are increasingly demanding more requirements for opening new temples, and are closing those that they consider that do not meet the minimum requirements. The fact that there is no specific legislation on places of worship increases the…
Lleida was the first Spanish town to propose a ban of the burqa, and now the Superior Court of Justice of Catalonia has supported the veto. The Superior Court argues that the integral veil can “disturb the peace” of other citizens because it allows people to “hide their face” and this does not match the…
