Bangladesh, July 5 -- Tensions over migration policy and public safety erupted into violence in Spain this week after the alleged rape of a young Spanish woman by a Malian asylum seeker sparked angry protests in the suburb of Alcalá de Henares, near Madrid. The July 4 demonstrations saw clashes between police and anti-migrant protesters outside a local asylum center, reigniting national debates over immigration, integration, and the limits of multiculturalism in Europe.

At the heart of the unrest is a 21-year-old migrant from Mali, who was arrested earlier in the week for the alleged rape and assault of a Spanish woman of the same age. Authorities claim that the attack occurred near the migrant facility, where the suspect had been r...