The Spanish Ministry of Justice considers a reform of the Islamic representation in Spain to be necessary for the application of the future Law of Religious Freedom. Currently there are 28 Islamic federations officially registered, but only two are part of the CIE (The Spanish Islamic Commission). The government is threatening to cancel the CIE…
Papers are invited for an international conference to be jointly organized by: – the EurIslam network, based at the University of Strasbourg – http://www.eurislam.info/index_EN.html – Centre for European Islamic Thought (CEIT), at the University of Copenhagen – http://www.teol.ku.dk/english/dept/ceit_eng/ The conference will take place Wednesday to Friday 6-8 October 2010 in Copenhagen. The conference was originally…
The article is an overview of the system of representation for Muslim communities in Catalonia. The most important Muslim federation in Catalonia is the CICC (The Islamic and Cultural Council of Catalonia). The CICC was created in 2001 and currently is the principal Muslim liason with the Catalan government. There are other Islamic associations too,…
The Islamic Commission of Melilla (CIM) is made up of four different Islamic entities in the city. On 8th January the Muslim population of the city was called to vote in the election for the president of the CIM. Controversy has surrounded the process. One of the Muslim associations that comprises the CIM has denounced…
The Spanish Muslim Federation, or FME, has requested admission into the Spanish Islamic Commission, or CIE, the organization that represents Muslim communities throughout Spain. The CIE was created in 1992 when the two oldest Muslim federations in Spain, the UCIDE and FEERI, signed an agreement of cooperation with the Spanish government. The FME is an…
