One in three people in Belgium is bothered by women wearing headscarves in public spaces. Over half would prefer that they be banned in certain places. Intolerance and racism are at the root of negative views on headscarves. This was the conclusion drawn by the religious faculty’s Center for Psychology at the Catholic University of…
By Annick Hovine Plus de la moiti_ des Belges estiment que le port du voile va “_ contre-courant de la soci_t_ moderne”. Vingt pc d_clarent que “cela les d_range partout”. La soci_t_ d’”accueil” n’est pas tendre envers cette pratique musulmane. Quel regard, quels sentiments, quelles attitudes les Belges manifestent-ils _ l’_gard du port du voile…
According to two recent studies conducted by Pr. Vassilis Saroglou, (Facult_ de Psychologie de la religion de l’Universit_ Catholique de Louvain), more than half of the 313 French-speaking native Belgians questioned said the wearing of the Muslim headscarf is contrary to the values of to modern society. They also indicated that they would like the…
