Study of immigrant trust in police reveals concern in Flanders

According to a study published by the Panoptican Journal, Turkish immigrants were found to have more trust in police than the Flemish, while differences between Flemish and Moroccan immigrants were negligible. The study was carried out by researched from Hasselt University, who conducted the survey in the former mining towns of Henk and Houthalen-Helchteren, questioning…

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Minister launches center for Islamic culture in Flanders

Bert Anciaux, Flemish minister of culture, introduced a plan for the building of the Expertise Center for Islamic Culture in Flanders, where both government and the people can go for information about Muslim culture in Flanders. “From a study that I had conducted through Ghent University it appears that the demand for knowledge about Islam…

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Vlaams Belang campaigning against halal in Flanders

In the next few weeks, Vlaams Belang plans to conduct a campaign to inform Flemish customers about the increasing supply of halal products. The campaign, which is utilizing the slogan Consumers against Islamization says that it does not support a boycott, but emphasized that the growth of a halal market may fit in with radicalist…

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Mosques ask for imam training

Unions of mosques in Flanders are recognizing that some Belgian mosques have become out of touch with society, and believe that the only way to restore this relationship is to organize for Belgian imam training. Currently, Belgium does not have its own imam training program – mosque administrators have relied on brining in and incorporating…

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Stereotyping in Flanders schoolbooks

The Center of Diversity and Learning from Ghent University recently investigated twelve schoolbooks for stereotyping. Among the assumptions include one textbook that uses all Flemish names, except for one story about an unruly student named _Hassan.’ In another instance, a book about fundamentalism brings up articles about the French headscarf ban as an illustration. According…

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