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https://twistislamophobia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/torre-pacheco-portada-e1757492795996-1024x687.png1024687A wave of racism and Islamophobia swept through the municipality of Torre-Pacheco, in Murcia, during July 2025. Although the outbreak of violence lasted no more than a week, it left behind hate crimes, assaults, property damage, vandalism, arson, and the spread of widespread racism. The incidents were claimed as a “hunt for Maghrebis” and were encouraged by influencers and xenophobic groups from other parts of Spain, who spread the message through social media and the press. In Torre-Pacheco, the local response was strong: residents, religious leaders, and institutional representatives rejected the violence and hate speech, affirming civic coexistence [1]. In a city where around 30% of the population is foreign, according to official figures, intercultural coexistence is the norm. A norm driven primarily by necessity, especially due to the lack of labor in fieldwork. Torre-Pacheco is the agricultural capital of the Campo de Cartagena, a very fertile land rich in crops that, since the 1980s, has relied on migrant labor to cover the workforce in the primary sector. What happened in Torre-Pacheco is not an isolated act—not only because various agricultural municipalities have been shaken by racist disturbances on other occasions, but also because it is part of an escalation ...