"Spanish town bans Muslim religious festivals provoking a furious outcry as migrant tensions threaten to boil over after nearby town was rocked by riots," reports the Daily Mail. From the lede:
A Spanish town has become the first in the country to ban Muslims from using public facilities to celebrate religious Eid festivals just weeks after a nearby area was rocked by anti-migrant riots [after Muslims nearly beat an elderly man to death].
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.
The supporters of the ban are trying to protect the Christian heritage of the country; the Muslims are upset because they can't do what they want; and the liberals are arguing that Muslim culture is not "alien" because of the remnants left over from the last time Muslims invaded and occupied Spain.
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