Sidi Bel Abbas sanctuary

Not to be confused with the Shrine of Sidi Bel Abbas in Marrakesh

The Sidi Bel Abbas sanctuary is a Muslim holy place located in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in Northern Africa, in the El Usa plaza.[1] The structure was built to commemorate 12th-century Muslim saint Sidi Bel Abbas.

2006 Arson

This structure was burned by unknown parties in April 2006. This action was widely believed to have been committed as an anti-Muslim act, particularly as several other attacks on Muslim religious centers in Spain occurred in 2005-2006.[2][3] However, others have hypothesized that the sanctuary was burned by Salafist elements, who doctrinally object to the veneration of any human.[4]

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References

  1. ↑ Enciclopedia universal ilustrada europeo-americana: etimologías sánscrito, hebreo, griego, latín, árabe, lenguas indígenas americanas, etc. : versiones de la mayoría de las voces en francés, italiano, inglés, alemán, portugués, catalán, esperanto. J. Espasa. 1928. p. 276.
  2. ↑ Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Spain: International Religious Freedom Report 2006 U.S. Department of State.
  3. ↑ Paul A. Marshall (2000). Religious Freedom in the World. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 370–. ISBN 978-0-7425-6213-4.
  4. ↑ Dr. Javier Jordan & Dr. Humberto Trujillo Favourable situations for the jihadist recruitment: The neighbourhood of Principe Alfonso (Ceuta, Spain) Athena Paper, Vol. 1, No 3 27 November 2006.


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