Founded | 1981 |
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Founder | Muslim Association of Spain |
Location | |
Origins | Muslim Students Union of Spain |
Key people | Dr Aiman Adlbi |
Website | ucide |
The Union of Islamic Communities of Spain (UCIDE; Spanish: Unión de Comunidades Islámicas de España) is a religious organization with seat centered in Madrid. It is supported by Spanish Islamic religious communities. UCIDE is registered in the Registry of Religious Entities at the Spanish Ministry of Presidency [1] and has a cooperation agreement in force with the Community of Madrid.[2]
Its purpose is the development of Islamic religious activities.[3] Under an agreement signed with the University of Valencia was established the Chair for the Three Religions for the research, teaching and information about Islam, Judaism and Christianity.[4]
It is a co-founder of the Islamic Commission of Spain (CIE), representative at the Spanish State, and of the Muslim Council for Cooperation in Europe (CMCE), representative organ at the European Union. After death of Riaj Tatary, the elected president is Dr Aiman Adlbi, who is part of the Advisory Commission on Religious Freedom.[5]