67% of the Spanish citizens see as unacceptable to expel a student for wearing the hijab

November 5, 2013   67 percent of Spanish citizens see as unacceptable  to expel a student from class for wearing the headscarf or the ‘ hijab ‘, according to the preliminary results of the ‘2012 Survey on intercultural local social coexistence ‘ conducted by Obra Social ‘La Caixa’.   Europa Press: http://www.europapress.es/epsocial/noticia-67-espanoles-ve-inaceptable-expulse-alumna-llevar-velo-islamico-encuesta-20131105145712.html

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A million and half Muslims celebrate the Muslim New Year in Spain

November 4, 2013   The 1.6 million Muslims living in Spain celebrated the Muslim New Year, on Monday, 04 of November.   Europa Press: http://www.europapress.es/sociedad/noticia-mas-millon-medio-musulmanes-celebran-hoy-espana-ano-nuevo-musulman-20131104110731.html

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Muslims ask their employers to be flexible with the working schedule of Muslim workers during Ramadan

8 July 2013 Speaking to Europa Press, the President of the Islamic Communities of Spain, Riay Tatary has asked the employers to “take care” of the Muslims workers during the Ramadan period. Tatary also thanks the Spanish people for their interest in the celebration of Ramadan and invites them to go to the mosques and…

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More than a million and a half Muslims in Spain celebrate the Feast of the Sacrifice

26 October 2012 More than a million and a half Muslims in Spain celebrate the Feast of  the Sacrifice in which they must sacrifice a lamb in remembrance of the moment when God asked Abraham’s sacrifice of his eldest son, and then changed it to a lamb. Furthermore, this event is the culmination of the…

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Muslims call for more Muslim cemeteries in Spain to avoid repatriating bodies

25 June 2012 The president of the Union of Islamic Communities of Spain (UCIDE) Riay Tatary, has claimed more Muslim cemeteries in Spain – they have twelve in the country – to avoid having to repatriate the bodies, which is very expensive, more in this time of crisis, as the cost can amount to 6,000…

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