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Ceuta

They Swam to Europe but Are Still Stuck on North African Shores

The Ones Who Remain

In the wake of the largest mass crossing in Ceuta's history, thousands of migrants are spending their days searching for food and dodging police, while the Spanish enclave has become the latest battleground in Europe's political debate over migration and identity.

The Odd Couple: Franco’s Alliance With Muslims

Franco’s Alliance With Muslims

There was a time when the Spanish far right needed Ceuta’s Muslims and plied them with gifts. One of these, the Muley el-Mehdi mosque on the Avenida de África, was built in the middle of the Spanish Civil War.