Public Muslim Cemetery to Open in Strasbourg, France
The municipal council of Strasboug recently adopted the notion of a public cemetery for local Muslims. It will be open in 2011 in the Meinau neighborhood.
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Muslim soldiers’ graves desecrated in Tarascon, France
Vandals have desecrated the graves of seven Muslim solders who died fighting for France in World War II, the Defense Minister announced, expressing “deep indignation.” “I wish to express my deep indignation at this ignoble and cowardly act,” Hervé Morin said in a statement after the tombstones were toppled at a military cemetery in the…
Northern League denies grave to a newborn Muslim girl
A Muslim newborn girl has died at the hospital of Udine. Her parents decided to bury their daughter in the cemetery of Paderno (a village in the province of Udine); where one year earlier the Muslim community obtained from the municipality a specific area in the local cemetery. The community, in fact, was unable to…
Islam in Spain
written by Fernando Bravo Demographics and Immigration [Return to top] It is difficult to estimate the size of the Muslim population living in Spain. Available statistics do not distinguish population according to faith, which means we can only estimate quantity using national origin or national identity as sign of religious adherence. This implies a certain…
The Muslim communities of Santiago claiming an Islamic cemetery
The Islamic community in the city of Santiago de Compostela is composed of approximately 2,000 people, but currently the city doesn’t have a place for Islamic burial rituals. The cost of a funeral in Spain is about 2,500 Euros, a cheaper price compared with the cost of the repatriation of a body (estimated between 6,000…