27 October 2012 Mahdi Hashi, a Somalia-born British citizen has been deprived of his British nationality and may never return to Britain. He is thought to be held in an African prison. In the recent years the government has been empowered with a controversial law which does not require a court order to deprive…
26 October 2012 The Government of Ceuta presided by Juan Vivas (Partido Popular) has prepared a special device for the Muslim Sacrifice (Eid Al Adha), celebrated on Friday, including the installation of 16 tents in almost all the districts of the periphery . The tents served the more than 400.000 Muslim citizens of Ceuta; and…
Government restrictions on religion around the world were highest in the Middle East and North Africa, particularly in the period before the Arab Spring uprisings, a new study has found, underscoring a factor that fueled hostilities in the region and led to the rise of political Islam after the revolts. The study, by the Pew…
21 May 12 The neighbors of Bilbao La Vieja following their battle against the local Mosque construction permits have now called for a precautionary measure to suspend these works. The City Council, in the other hand has granted permission to the Alforkan Mosque to take over 605 square meters and build there an oratory for…
08 May 2012 The mayor of Bilbao, Inaki Azkuna has adverted the Basque Government that the Law of the Praying Centers (allows religious groups under the number of 300 people to be able to edify their own Praying Center without the City Hall permission) will generate more security and integration problems. Also Javier Maroto, Vice-President…
