Spain

The Cordoba House and the Myth of Cordoban ‘Ecumenism’

hd — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:37:18 -0400

Pajamas Media 6 September 2010
By Andrew G. Bostom

Imam Feisal Rauf, "founder and visionary” of the Cordoba Initiative, apparently sees the construction of a triumphal mosque within the 9/11 World Trade Center attack’s zone of destruction as a fulfillment of his vision for Islam in America. As Rauf stated in his 2004 What’s Right with Islam, a work limited to treacly Islamic propaganda:

Islamic community fights back over burkha ban

hd — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 11:40:04 -0400

MUSLIMS in Lleida have presented six written complaints to the city council over its decision to ban the burkha in public buildings. The Watani Association for Freedom and Justice has said that if

Moroccan frustration with Spain flares into row

hd — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:15:03 -0400

Tensions between Morocco and Spain over immigration and disputed territories have flared into a row, straining ties that are crucial to European efforts to tackle terrorism and illegal

Ibiza: Mosque closed for student beating

hd — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:18:24 -0400

Spanish authorities closed a mosque in the island of Ibiza and arrested its imam after charging him with beating several Muslim students in the mosque school, local press reported. The Spanish

Spain parliament rejects burqa ban _ for now

hd — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:38:45 -0400

MADRID - Spain's Parliament on Tuesday rejected a proposal to ban women from wearing in public places Islamic veils that reveal only the eyes. However, the Socialist government has said it favors

Spanish parliament to debate ban on public burqas

hd — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:43:25 -0400

MADRID — Spanish lawmakers will debate barring burqas in public, joining other European countries considering similar moves on the grounds that the body-covering garments are degrading to women, the

Towards a burqa ban in Spain?

hd — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:21:36 -0400

Banning the burqa: an issue that's been developing across Europe in recent months. In Belgium, lawmakers have approved a draft ban to wearing the full Islamic veil in public places. And here in

Kurd jailed for hurling shoe at Turkey PM in Spain

hd — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:13:47 -0400

A Spanish court sentenced a Syrian Kurd to three years in prison Wednesday for throwing a shoe at Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in what he called a bid to highlight the plight of

Morocco expels teacher for proselytising

hd — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:58:33 -0400

Madrid - Morocco has expelled a Spanish teacher from the Western Sahara region for allegedly attempting to convert Muslims to Christianity, a Spanish newspaper said on Tuesday. Sara Domene, who

Spanish moves toward restricting burqa

hd — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:10:39 -0400

MADRID — Spain's justice minister says the government favors barring women from wearing burqas in government buildings. Francisco Caamano said Tuesday that face-covering Islamic garments are

Spanish bishop: No Islamic worship at cathedral, a former mosque

hd — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 09:36:24 -0400

Bishop Demetrio Fernández González of the southern Spanish city of Córdoba, once the seat of Muslim power in Spain, said that he will not permit Islamic worship at the city’s cathedral. The cathedral

Spanish town to vote on Burqa ban

hd — Thu, 27 May 2010 14:00:53 -0400

A proposal for the town of Lerida was being drawn up to ban the face-covering Islamic veil in the municipality's buildings, a spokesman for the mayor's office said. The town had asked its legal

Spanish town to debate veil ban

hd — Wed, 19 May 2010 15:37:11 -0400

A Spanish town is to debate calls for a ban on wearing the full-face Islamic veil in public amid growing cross-party opposition to the burqa in the country, a local party said Tuesday. The

Europe must defend free expression

hd — Tue, 04 May 2010 09:38:34 -0400

The Guardian 4 May 2010
By Thorbjørn Jagland

As we celebrate World Press Freedom Day, everyone should remember that our democracy depends on this important right

The fate of imprisoned editor Eynulla Fatullayev is a matter of grave concern. He has been jailed for three years on dubious charges by the Azerbaijani authorities. He is an award-winning journalist who was just doing his job. The European Court of Human Rights decided last month that he should be released immediately.

Spain to be hub of Islamic finance

hd — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:04:05 -0400

Islamic rules of finance are laid down by Sharia, Islamic law. As I have reported, a speaker at a rally in New York explained that Sharia requires Muslim business to donate to charity, but these

AQIM Video of Spanish Hostages - Screenshots

hd — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:44:19 -0400

Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) has announced the release of Spanish hostage Alicia Gámez, who was released, according to the AQIM, after consenting to convert to Islam. The NEFA Foundation

Suspended hiyab girl's friends wear headscarves to class in protest

hd — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:31:29 -0400

THREE friends of 16-year-old Najwa Malha, who was suspended from school from refusing to take off her headscarf, wore their own to class last week in protest. Fatima, Latifa and Manar, who – like

Minister supports school's 'headscarf' decision

hd — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 15:10:49 -0400

The president of the Comunidad de Madrid, Esperanza Aguirre, stated yesterday that the government "would under no circumstances" question the freedom of schools to implement their own rules, provided

The forgotten terrorist attack

hd — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 14:21:51 -0400

There were 18 dead. A witness recognized as an author to Mustafa Setmarian Nasar, a Syrian citizen Spanish, linked to Al Qaeda About 2230 of April 12, 1985, Cristina Salado was at the bar of the

Spanish Judge Garzon Charged With Abuse Of Power

hd — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 11:56:09 -0400

MADRID - Baltazar Garzon, a high-profile Spanish judge who led the emergence of cross-border justice by pursuing South American dictators and Islamic terrorists, was charged Wednesday