Three would-be immigrants from Morocco tried to paddle their way through rough waters across the Strait of Gibraltar on a surfboard before they were picked up by a ferry that was passing by. Spotted about 20 minutes out of the Moroccan port of Tangiers, the three had told the ferry crew that they left Rabat…
The anti-racism movement MRAX (Movement Against Racism, Anti-Semitism, and Xenophobia) plans to launch a complaint against TVBrussel. The association blames the Brussels regional broadcaster for a broadcast with Dutch journalist Arthur Van Amerongen, who used racist language in the program, according to MRAX. In his book _BXL Eurabia,’ Van Amerongen paints a picture of Moroccan…
According to a report by the Foreign Office, an estimated 500,000 Moroccans and 21,000 Congolese live in Belgium legally. Moroccans compromise the largest African community in Belgium, with an estimated 81,000 choosing to maintain their nationality. Not included in the report are estimates of illegal migrants, numbering at about 100,000.
Muslims make up five percent of the Dutch population, less than previously thought, official figures showed Wednesday. The new figures show the Netherlands has some 850,000 Muslims. Earlier figures had put the number at 5.8 percent of the population in 2004. The largest group of Muslims are people of Turkish descent, who make up 38…
AMSTERDAM – A group of young Moroccans is ready to take over the criminal underworld in the Netherlands. Outgoing head of investigation in Amsterdam Willem Woelders said this in an interview with the AD on Wednesday, “Five years ago they were small time criminals, starting out in their own neighbourhoods, but now they are working…
