28.04.2013 Oumma Popular Belgian weather reporter, Luc Trellemans, of the national broadcaster RTL Belgium publically apologized to the country’s Muslim community after having expressed Islamophobic views on his Facebook page. The reporter accused Muslims of ‘mocking our (Belgian) customs’ on his Facebook wall and was met, as a result, with a torrent of outrage in…
Speaking to the European Parliament’s home affairs committee, the EU’s anti-terror chief Gilles de Kerchove said the departure of hundreds of young Europeans to fight in Syria poses “a serious threat” to Europe’s security. A report released early this month by King’s College London said up to 600 people from 14 countries, including Austria, Britain,…
Le Monde 16.04.2013 Belgian special police units conducted a nationwide operation against radical Muslim networks in Brussels, Anvers and Vivorde. The police actions follow a security plan to clamp down on a number of Belgian Muslims departing to join the Syrian revolution. Amongst those who were arrested was a young Belgian who was hospitalized after…
14.04.2013 Le Soir For the first time a Muslim organisation condemned the instrumentalisation of Islam to recruit voluntary fighters from Belgium for the civil-war in Syria. Forum Musulmans et Société (FMS) has expressed its disagreement with attempts to religify the war in Syria, which the organisation considers to be a war between Syrians and not…
Arc Info 07.04.2013 Following the discovery of pork traces in its dishes, Ikea has stopped selling its lasagne dishes in Europe. The product was taken off the menu from Ikea’s European chains after Belgian authorities discovered pork traces in the dish. None of company’s branches in Muslim majority states are affected by the contamination.
