Belgium is the European country where Erdogan received the most votes

The official results reveal that no less than 74.9% of Belgians of Turkish origin voted for Erdogan in the recent election. 142,453 Belgian voters of Turkish origin voted and the participation amounted to 53.6%. Voters in the Netherlands (72.8%) and Austria (72.1%) also overwhelmingly voted for Erdogan. In Germany, where Turkey has nearly 1.5 million…

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Ramadan: elementary school offers a midday room for fasting students

The recent decision by Emile Bockstael Elementary School to invite Ramadan students to return home at table time had sparked controversy. Since, the children concerned benefit from specially equipped premises. “I was stopped by a child the day before the beginning of the fast and I asked what was done the other years because I…

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Muslims and politicians react to Belgium’s decision to take back Grand Mosque

Belgium is taking back control of the Grand Mosque of Brussels by terminating Saudi Arabia’s lease of the building with immediate effect over concerns it promotes radicalism, the government recently announced. “The concession will be terminated immediately … in order to put an end to foreign interference in the way Islam is taught in Belgium,”…

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Belgium’s State Security Service warns against Salafism

“The number of Salafist groups and movements in [Belgium] rises slowly but surely, and Salafism’s influence grows,” warns the State Security Service pamphlet that aims to inform Belgians about Salafism’s influence. Five-thousand copies of the text will be distributed among government institutions, including universities, prisons, and police departments. This rare government initiative aims to depict a…

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Why were there only 40 imams at the march against terrorism in Brussels?

The Muslim march against terrorism stopped in Brussels on Monday. While a dozen Belgian imams attended the gathering, but the overall number of Muslims who participated was slim. “After the sacred month, imams are exhausted and must rest. They only have the months of July and August to do so. This march was planned at a…

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