Last week, the municipality of Jumilla banned the Muslim community from using public spaces to celebrate two important religious events: EID AL-FITR, which marks the end of Ramadão, and EID AL-ADHA. The government of Pedro Sanchéz that nullifies the decision that discriminatory “for violating the right of religious freedom.
Jumilla’s decision to prohibit the Muslim community from conducting celebrations in public spaces may not go forward. Pedro Sanchéz’s government wants to nullify the decision because it considers that the norm is “discriminatory” for violating the right to religious freedom. Therefore, he filed a request to the Chamber of Murcia.
Remember that Murcia, a Muslim community was prohibited from using public spaces to celebrate two important religious events: EID AL-FITR, which marks the end of Ramadão, and EID AL-ADHA.
the motion was promoted by Vox, the far right party, and later altered by the Popular Party (PP). The goal is Prohibit collective prayers in the early hours of the morning in municipal equipment.
The text of the approved amendment says that the motion intends “Install the government team to promote activities, campaigns and cultural proposals that defend our identity and protect traditional religious values and manifestations” ” In the country, he cites the Spanish newspaper.
In addition, it asks the local executive to modify the regulation of use of sports facilities to be used “Exclusively for activities organized by the City Council” and “in no case for cultural, social or religious activities outside the City Council”.
Several voices rose against the measure
To the country, the president of the Spanish Federation of Islamic religious entities says the measure is a threat of the far right against Islamic faith. “They do not oppose other confessions, oppose ours. It is an Islamophobic proposal. It is a discriminatory norm so that only Muslims cannot enjoy their parties, ”he says.
Also the Minister of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration, Elma Saiz, said that “foreigners represent 20% of social security contributions in Jumilla and without them these cities collapsed. Minister of territorial policy that said there could be no “half measures when it comes to intolerance.”
Among the voices that rose against the amendment is still the Catholic Church what, he speaks in a form of discrimination incompatible with the right to religious freedom. A position that will have left the Leader do Vox, Santiago Abascal, “Perplex”.
The Jumilla community has about 27,000 inhabitants, of which 7.5% are from predominantly Muslim countries.
