Attempts to build a large mosque in different Catalonian cities, including Barcelona, Cornella, Lleida and Badalona, have failed. The electoral process of 22-M, preceded by the ordinances against burka, have placed the issue of immigration and the construction of new mosques into the political debate. The party “Plataforma per Catalunya” (Platform for Catalonia) has based…
Lleida’s city council, governed by the Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSC), has blocked the administrative concession of land where the new mosque had to be built. The new mosque was intended to replace the North Street prayer’s room which has been closed since August. The Local Planning Commission rejected this project because the Islamic Community,…
The Superior Court of Justice of Catalonia has provisionally suspended the ban on wearing the burqa (or other garments that cover the face) in municipal buildings of Lleida (Catalonia) until a sentence is passed on the appeal that the Islamic association “Watani” interposed against the ban. Lleida City Council approved the ban on wearing the…
Under the title “Islam and European values”, was held in Barcelona a seminar organized by the European Council of Moroccan Ulema and the Union of Islamic Cultural Centers of Catalonia. The seminar aimed to analyze and discuss ways to promote dialogue and communication between different cultures and religions within European societies, respecting their historical, cultural…
The Party for Catalonia [Partit per Catalunya] has submitted a motion to the Cervera Town Council (in the province of Lleida) in order to declare the town free of mosques. According to those who submitted the motion, mosques are not like other religions’ places of worship because they have a political nature and aim to…
