Fortress Europe: How the EU Turns Its Back on Refugees
They come seeking refuge, but when asylum seekers cross into the European Union, they often find little compassion. In Greece, they are held in squalid detention camps, while in Italy […]
Haramain Train is 50 percent complete, says railway chief
Mohammed Al-Suwaiket, president of the Saudi Railway Organization (SRO), said that 50 percent of the Haramain Railway Project has been already completed, with no change in the train’s course so […]
Andalusia’s synergy of Christian, Muslim art
Giovanna Dell’Orto, Associated Press POSTED: Sunday, August 25, 2013, 3:01 AM GRANADA, Spain – For the third time in a week, I’m visiting the Alhambra, one of the most popular […]
Spain vows to defend its Gibraltar interests while British fleet sails in (coincidentally, of course)
Mariano Rajoy says Britain should act with ‘common sense and good judgement’ OLIVER WRIGHT Author Biography , ADAM WITHNALL FRIDAY 09 AUGUST 2013 THE INDEPENDENT Spain will take “all legal […]
Britain’s Cameron warns Spanish PM over Gibraltar spat
Source: TOI LONDON: British Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday warned his Spanish counterpart that the escalating tit-for-tat over border tensions in Gibraltar risked damaging relations between their countries. Cameron and Mariano Rajoy discussed ways to calm the situation in a call Britain described as “constructive” after the row had […]
The surgeon helping women after genital mutilation
By Linda Pressly BBC News, Barcelona In Barcelona, a doctor offers reconstructive surgery to women of African origin who were subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM) as children – but […]
Train derails in Spain, killing more than 56
By Al Goodman. Elwyn Lopez and Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Madrid (CNN) — A passenger train crash in northwestern Spain Wednesday killed more than 56 people and injured more than 100, a regional official said. […]
Why has chaos emerged from sublime Arab culture?
STORY SUMMARY Hisham Melhem, a prominent Lebanese journalist, recalls an emotional visit to the Great Mosque of Cordoba in Spain last May. That question of lost greatness has vexed Arabs […]
Know your history: Spain’s Forgotten Muslims – The Expulsion of the Moriscos
One of the truly tragic events in Islamic history is the loss of al-Andalus, or Muslim Spain. For centuries, the Iberian Peninsula was a Muslim land with Muslim rulers and […]
Spain uncovers al Qaeda network for Syrian jihadists
Source: LUBP In raids conducted earlier today, Spanish authorities arrested eight suspected members of an al Qaeda network who are allegedly involved in training, funding, and facilitating travel for jihadist fighters to Syria. The network is based in the Spanish territory of Ceuta and in the city of Fnideq in […]
Andalusian fusion: Christianity and Islam
Nowhere in Europe is the complex coexistence between Islam and Christianity more etched in historical landscapes and current customs than here, in Spain’s Andalusia, a vast region of snowy mountains, […]
Islamic Tolerance: Non-Muslim Rights in the Ottoman Empire
Source: Lost Islamic History Much like previous Muslim Empires, the Ottomans showed great toleration and acceptance of non-Muslim communities in their empire. This is based on existing Muslim laws regarding […]
Spain’s £1.75billion submarine programme is torpedoed after realising near-complete vessel is 70 tonnes too heavy because engineer put decimal point in the wrong place
Experts fear that the Isaac Peral will not surface again if sent to sea The mistake will cost £9million over three years to rectify A US company is to present […]
Europe: Mosque Building Shifts into High Gear
by Soeren Kern April 5, 2013 at 5:00 am “In Spain there are signs that Islam will dominate once again.” — Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Spiritual Leader, Ahmadiyya Community, Spain […]
The Muslim Brotherhood wants Spain back? Too Late- Ahmadiyya Muslims are Already There
The Telegraph: By Tim Stanley: The Muslim Brotherhood wants Spain back. Can the Christians have Egypt in exchange? The Muslim Brotherhood wants this back The Islamic Society of North America, […]
First Baby Born in village after 45 Years!
Source:UPI.COM A woman in Spain recently gave birth to the first child born in the village of Los Giles in 45 years, causing a stir in the village. First-time parents Beatriz and Iker gave birth to Ainara in the village in Spain’s Almeria province three weeks ago, thinkSPAIN reported. The […]
King of Jordan stops in Haiti, Spain on way back from US
JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah arrived home on Sunday from a working visit to US, where he held talks with US President Barack Obama that focused on […]
World Muslim Leader says new Mosque will spread Peace and Unity in Spain
Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad addresses reception marking opening of the Baitur Rahman Mosque in Valencia A press release by Ahmadiyya Muslim Community stated that on 3 April 2013, the Worldwide […]
Islam in Spain: Tariq ibn Ziyad’s Address to His Army after He Burnt His own Boats in 711 CE
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MUSLIM LEADER INAUGURATES SECOND MOSQUE OF AHMADIYYA MUSLIM JAMAAT IN SPAIN
Source: Mr Abid Khan London The World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat and Fifth Khalifa, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, yesterday inaugurated the Baitur Rahman Mosque in Valencia. It is the second Ahmadiyya Muslim Mosque to be built in Spain, following on from the historical Basharat Mosque in Pedro […]