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A Spanish town’s ban on religious gatherings in sports centers becomes a flashpoint
MADRID: Spain’s government on Friday criticized a ban enacted in a southeastern town that prohibits religious gatherings in public sports centers, a measure that will mainly affect members of the town’s Muslim community who in recent years have used the spaces to celebrate religious holidays. The ban — approved last week by the conservative local government of Jumilla, a town of 27,000 — has since become a flashpoint.
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theguardian.com
Outrage as Spanish town bans Muslim religious festivals from public spaces
Conservative People’s party in Jumilla votes to stop civic centres and gyms being used for activities ‘alien to our identity’
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dailymail.co.uk
Spanish town bans Muslim festivals deemed '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.
