The "al-dafin" Muslim funeral ritual determines that the tombs should be directed towards Mecca and that the body should be delivered directly to the ground without using frames lying on one side (right). They often use the coffin, which is mandatory as in Euskal Herria in many places.
Pandemia made it difficult for the Muslim community living in the Basque Country to greet its peers, as the borders were closed and the bodies could not be transferred to the countries of origin of the dead, and on the other hand, their cemeteries were not prepared to be buried according to Muslim rites.
The Tolosaldea Portal has announced that six municipalities have participated in the Ados commission since 2018 in collaboration with the Basque Government, with the aim of creating spaces for burial in cemeteries in different locations: Arrigorriaga, Gasteiz, Donostia, Ordizia, Elgoibar and Tolosa. The Government ' s objective is that in the medium term each region should have a graveyard to bury a space according to Muslim rites.
San Sebastian is the most advanced city in the processing. Polloe starts preparing an area of 400 square meters in the cemetery with capacity for 280 bodies.
Tijarafe (Canary Islands), mid-14th century. When the first Catholic monks came to the area of the island of La Palma, the Awares, the local Aborigines, saw that they worshipped the sun, the moon and the stars.
And this has been confirmed by the archaeological campaigns carried... [+]
Paris 1845. The Labortan economist and politician Frédéric Bastiat (1801-1850) wrote the satire Pétition des fabricants de chandelles (The Request of the Sailing). Fiercely opposed to protectionism, he ironistically stated that the sailing boats asked for protection against... [+]
Auzoan Bizi Etxebizitza Sareak salatu du Berakah programa beste bi familia etxegabetzen saiatzen ari dela, iaz beste familia batekin egin zuen bezala. Dagoeneko salatutako hauetaz gain, Berakahko kasu gehiago ari dira heltzen etxebizitza sarera. Berakah programa Santa... [+]
The doubt among the teachers arose when Ramadana was about to finish: some Muslim family students had pointed out that, due to the celebration of the end of Ramadan, they did not go to the room. With this action – one teacher said – it is clear, at least that day, that... [+]
Izmir (Turkey), 1647. Rabbi Sabbatai Zevi (1626-1676) self-proclaimed Messiah. This self-name had no impact at that time. In 1651 he was expelled from Izmir and, for years, traversed Greece, Thrace, Palestine and Egypt adrift. But in 1665 Nathan met Gaza and thanks to his push... [+]
I have been in the Cooperation Network of my people for years. In their Housing Union we gather people from different backgrounds and there is a large Muslim community. This year, on the occasion of Ramadan, one night of the entire Mutual Assistance Network we celebrated Ramadan... [+]