Muslims of Spanish cities of Cueta and Melilla caught in the middle of Spanish, Moroccan allegiances

    Muslims of the Spanish cities of Cueta and Melilla are caught in the crossfire between Moroccan and Spanish political tangles over the towns. While both countries have strengthened relations in the past few years and cooperate on a number of issues including drug-trafficking and terrorism, tempers frequently flare over Cueta and Melilla – a pair…

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    Muslim fiesta to given official status in Spain

    The government of Melilla announced that in 2 years time, the Muslim religions celebration of Eid will be given official status in Melilla. This marks the first time that part of the territory of Spain will give official status to a non-Catholic religion celebration. It is expected that Cueta will also begin to officially recognize…

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