VB protests new mosque in Deurne

Right-wing party member Vlaams Belange and his followers gathered in the Antwerp district of Deurne to protest the construction of a new mosque. Police estimated there to be about 150 people with signs and banners at the planned site; slogans such as adapt or go back where you came from, Keep Muslims out and keep…

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VB: “Stop Islamisation”

BRUSSELS – Extreme right wing Vlaams Belang is going to launch a campaign to “stop Islamisation,” first in Antwerp and later in other cities. The party is calling for a stop to the registration of newcomers in the city, a restriction on the number of mosques, and the expulsion of radical imams. VB faction leader…

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VB given access to mosque applications

BRUSSELS – Opposition party right-wing Vlaams Belang will be given access to the applications submitted by mosques for recognition by the Flemish government. The Internal Administration Agency had refused to release the documents, but this refusal is unjustified, says the appeal agency for freedom of information. Islam has been one of the six recognised religions…

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