Spanish Muslims want better Islamic education

According to a recent report around ninety percent of Muslim students enrolled in Spanish schools have no access to Islamic religion classes

According to a recent report around ninety percent of Muslim students enrolled in Spanish schools have no access to Islamic religion classes.

There are over 6,065 Muslim students in the Basque county, of which 5,032 are foreigners and the rest (1033) Spanish. However, there are two Islamic education teachers in total at the primary level, the report says.

The report adds that Muslims make up 3.8 percent of the Spanish population, 40 percent are Spanish and the remaining 60 percent are immigrants.

Most of the Muslims in Spain are mostly from Morocco although there is a significant presence of Pakistanis and Senegalese Muslims in cities like Barcelona, Valencia and Logrono.