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…
Immigrants run a risk 2-6 times greater than native Belgians in developing type 2 diabetes. According to the Flemish Diabetes Associations (VDV), Surinamese, Hindus, Turks, and Muslims appear significantly most susceptible to the disease among immigrants. The VDV has also states that ethnicity is a big risk factor, in addition to the hereditary tendency for…
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…
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…
Reactions of Belgian Muslims across Flanders concerning the _Fitna’ film are mixed in the intensity of their criticism and concern. Farid El Machaoud of the League of Muslims in Belgium said: I feel slightly offended by certain scenes and among other things, the fact that certain verses from the Koran were taken out of context….
