Tag: Flanders
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...
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...
Muslims in Flanders react to Dutch ‘Fitna’ film
Reactions of Belgian Muslims across Flanders concerning the _Fitna' film are mixed in the intensity of their criticism and concern. Farid El Machaoud of...
Foreigners comprise seven percent of entrepreneurs
About 7% of entrepreneurs in Belgium are not citizens of the country. In Brussels, the figure jumps to 27%, and in Antwerp, the figure...