Spanish minister for territorial policy, Ángel Víctor Torres, said on social media, “There can be no half-measures when it comes to intolerance.”

The town’s Muslim residents had used these facilities for years to celebrate Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha until the ban came into effect.

Elma Saiz, Spain’s migration minister; concerning the discourse of discrimination against religion and foreign nationalities; said, “It overlooks that we would not be the country we are today if we could not appreciate the contribution of Muslim culture to our language, our works of art, advances in architecture and civil engineering.”

The Jumilla council had been given a month to formally respond to the government’s request.

Darul Ihsan Media Desk