https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Two hundred Muslims rallied in the streets of Granada, southern Spain, on Wednesday in protest against a surge in anti-Islamic hate crimes following last week's deadly attacks in the country. https://www.thelocal.es/20170824/muslims-in-spain-rally-against-terrorism-after-attacks Thu, 24 Aug 2017 13:32:00 +0200 muslims-in-spain-rally-against-terrorism-after-attacks Prayer time is approaching but Raja Miah, an imam at a tiny mosque in the heart of Barcelona does not expect a big turnout. https://www.thelocal.es/20170820/muslims-fear-anti-islam-backlash-in-tolerant-barcelona Sun, 20 Aug 2017 12:53:02 +0200 muslims-fear-anti-islam-backlash-in-tolerant-barcelona A school in Valencia has come under fire after one of its students was told she cannot attend her classes there without first removing her hijab. https://www.thelocal.es/20160916/spanish-woman-denied-access-to-classes-over-hijab Fri, 16 Sep 2016 19:20:53 +0200 spanish-woman-denied-access-to-classes-over-hijab Spanish police on Saturday arrested four suspected Islamist extremists who it said were prepared to launch attacks in Spain, the government said. https://www.thelocal.es/20150124/police-seize-four-suspected-jihadis-in-ceuta Sat, 24 Jan 2015 17:01:00 +0100 police-seize-four-suspected-jihadis-in-ceuta Catalonia's regional government is trying to gather separatist support among its large Moroccan population by offering Arabic and Islam lessons in the region's schools, a leading Spanish daily claims. https://www.thelocal.es/20140917/catalonia-to-win-over-moroccan-voters-with-arabic Wed, 17 Sep 2014 14:18:00 +0200 catalonia-to-win-over-moroccan-voters-with-arabic Spain's interior minister Jorge Fernández Díaz on Wednesday said the Spanish government would consider including a ban on burqas as part of a packet of planned new security reforms. https://www.thelocal.es/20140904/spain-opens-door-to-burqa-ban-catalonia-women-rights Thu, 04 Sep 2014 11:29:00 +0200 spain-opens-door-to-burqa-ban-catalonia-women-rights Researchers in Spain's Ciudad Real province have found the buried remains of Spain's Islamic civilization in a site so full of riches they believe it could provide up to two centuries worth of discoveries. https://www.thelocal.es/20140813/1000-year-old-islamic-necropolis-ciudad-real Wed, 13 Aug 2014 13:05:00 +0200 1000-year-old-islamic-necropolis-ciudad-real The town of Reus in Spain's Catalonia region on Friday passed legislation banning the wearing of full face veils in public places, the first decision of its kind in Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20140721/catalan-town-passes-burqa-ban Mon, 21 Jul 2014 11:10:00 +0200 catalan-town-passes-burqa-ban The government of Spain's Catalonia region said on Thursday it would push ahead with a planned burqa ban after the EU ruled recently that banning full face veils in public did not violate the human rights of Muslim women. https://www.thelocal.es/20140710/catalonia-to-push-ahead-with-planned-burqa-ban Thu, 10 Jul 2014 16:06:00 +0200 catalonia-to-push-ahead-with-planned-burqa-ban A web administrator who was handed Spain's first prison sentence for running a homepage inciting race hatred against Muslims could escape jail if he attends a human rights course. https://www.thelocal.es/20140305/a-judge-gives-first-conviction-for-islamophobia-in-catalunya Wed, 05 Mar 2014 15:50:00 +0100 a-judge-gives-first-conviction-for-islamophobia-in-catalunya A satirical news piece claiming Spanish citizenship would be granted to Moroccan citizens who gave up Islam and converted to Christianity has been taken seriously by the North African country’s media. The 'news' has not gone down well in Morocco. https://www.thelocal.es/20131031/swap-mohammed-for-jesus-hoax-story-riles-muslims Thu, 31 Oct 2013 14:06:00 +0100 swap-mohammed-for-jesus-hoax-story-riles-muslims Catalan cops are keeping a close eye on Muslim women wearing full-body veils to determine whether they are linked to any radical Islamist groups in the region. https://www.thelocal.es/20130827/catalan-census-links-burqas-with-terror-threat Tue, 27 Aug 2013 14:45:00 +0200 catalan-census-links-burqas-with-terror-threat Spain's High Court have handed a six-year prison term to a Moroccan man living in the popular resort town of Denia, Spain, who ran websites that were designed to recruit Islamist terrorists. https://www.thelocal.es/20130703/terrorist-web-developer-sentenced-to-six-years Wed, 03 Jul 2013 11:19:00 +0200 terrorist-web-developer-sentenced-to-six-years