A Spanish town has become the first in the country to ban Muslims from using public facilities to celebrate religious Eid festivals they deem 'alien to our identity'.
The controversial ban was passed in Jumilla, a town in the Murcia region with a population of around 27,000 - roughly 7.5 per cent of whom come from mostly Muslim countries.
The motion was proposed by Spain's conservative People's Party (PP) and backed by the hard right Vox party.
It prohibits the public facilities such a sports halls and civic centres being used for 'religious, cultural or social activities alien to our identity' unless officially organised by the local council.
Critics say the wording is a thinly veiled attack on Islamic traditions, and have warned that the ruling could breach Spain's constitutionally protected freedom of religion.
