Clandestine Mosques in Spain

The conservative daily is concerned by the "lack of transparency" in the implantation of new mosques in Spain. "Places of Muslim worship and union are multiplying in several Spanish towns. Their financing should be submitted to exactly the same rules as all other Spanish establishments. The law should make sure that the money used to finance these places of worship be legally transferred and ensure that the freedom of worship, which no one is contesting for Muslims, does not serve as an excuse for uncontrolled infiltration of terrorist doctrines and the transformation of mosques into bases for radical jihads. ... The fact that there exist 200 illegal mosques in Andalusia, alongside 83 officially registered, can only feed suspicion and favour a dangerous clandestine climate."

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