The building of minarets is under debate in Europe

The journalist Xavier Febrés responds to an article published on August 12th by 'El Périódico de Catalunya' on the growing anxiety of inhabitants faced with the construction of minarets in different European cities. "Why all this anxiety? Muslims have the right to set up places of worship and get out of the prayer rooms set up in old garages and derelict shops. The fact that minarets may modify the face of our towns with their different shapes does not imply a multicultural transformation any bigger than the one we are already experiencing everyday. ... Multiculturalism in our towns can be of benefit for European society, so long as it appropriately integrates the energy and will to succeed bought by immigrants from afar with different religions."

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