Europe’s beef with Jews and Muslims
By ALISON LEIGH COWAN NEW YORK DAILY NEWS | JAN 05, 2021 Europe has finally figured out how to rid itself of all those pesky Jews and Muslims: take away […]
The Other Face of Europe
Young Arabs living in Europe often feel marginalised in their societies, leaving some vulnerable to radicalisation. In European cities, young people of Arab descent often see themselves as socially, economically and culturally excluded from their immediate environment. In some cases, they are also vulnerable to radicalisation. In Belgium, the densely […]
Belgian king’s daughter fights for right to call herself a princess
Delphine Boël, whose mother had affair with ex-king Albert II, also wants to take her father’s surname Delphine Boël leaving court in Brussels with her lawyer, Marc Uyttendaele. She is […]
From DRC as a refugee to Belgium’s first black mayor, the story of Pierre Kompany
THEODORA AIDOO | Staff Writer FULL BIOCLOSE Email July 15, 2020 FULL BIO Theodora Aidoo is a young woman who is passionate about women-related issues. Her Love: To bring to fore the activities of women making a global impact. This stems from her journalism background from the Nigerian Institute of Journalism […]
EU renews Special Envoy for religious freedom after coming under pressure
Source: CT The European Union has renewed the function of Special Envoy for the promotion of freedom of religion or belief outside the EU after coming under pressure. “The forthcoming appointment shows our determination to ensure the rights of ALL faiths and beliefs are respected across the world,” European Commission […]
Belgian King expresses ‘deepest regrets’ for DR Congo colonial abuses
30 June 2020 King Philippe made the remarks in a letter to President Félix Tshisekedi of DR Congo Belgium’s King Philippe has expressed his “deepest regrets” to the Democratic Republic […]
Belgium to hire female theologians to assist Muslim women
Source: Yebiladi English Female theologians will soon be able to assist Muslim women in Belgian mosques. The Muslim Executive of Belgium (MEB) plans to hire 18 female theologians and preachers […]
Animal slaughter ruling in Belgium stirs religious freedom debate
Source: AlJazeera By Veronica Zaragovia Brussels and Wallonia, Belgium – Inside his Brussels office, animal rights activist Michel Vandenbosch opens a large book he wrote about the Global Action in the […]
Belgium takes back six orphaned Islamic State children – SDF
Jun 14, 2019 BEIRUT (Reuters) – Belgium has taken back six orphaned children of Islamic State members from Syria, the U.S.-backed militia which is holding thousands of militants and their […]
Their parents joined ISIS. They were raised in the caliphate. Can they come home?
Source: The Washington Post By Michael Birnbaum February 17 RANST, Belgium — The children’s voices crackled through the phone and into Fatiha’s gray-walled living room. “When are we going to Grandma’s?” one […]
Confront your dark colonial past in Congo and apologise – UN tells Belgium
February 16, 2019 MILDRED EUROPA TAYLOR | Staff Writer Mildred Europa Taylor is a writer and content creator. She loves writing about health and women’s issues in Africa and the […]
The chilling details of Patrice Lumumba’s assassination and how he was dissolved in acid
Since January 17, 1961, no one has been held accountable for the brutal murder of Congo’s independence leader and first prime minister Patrice Lumumba who was shot dead with […]
Brussels Jewish Museum killings: Mehdi Nemmouche trial begins
Source: BBC News The trial of a man accused of killing four people at the Jewish Museum of Brussels has started in Belgium. Frenchman Mehdi Nemmouche is accused of shooting […]
Belgium’s Kosher and Halal Ban Is Another Win for Europe’s Right-Wing Extremists
Source: GQ BY LUKE DARBY On the first day of 2019, a new ban on kosher and halal meat went into effect in Belgium. Specifically, the law bans the slaughter of […]
Belgium’s Flemish region bans halal and kosher meat, stirring controversy
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL The proposed ban on halal and kosher meats have come into effect in Belgium’s northern Flanders region, stirring controversy among the country’s Jewish and Muslim communities. […]
Worldwide Head of Ahmadiyya Muslims Inaugurates Baitur Raheem Mosque in Belgium
During his address, His Holiness said that the responsibilities of the local Ahmadi Muslims to practice and preach Islam’s true message of peace and inclusion had increased now that they […]
Belgian minister calls for religious TV ban after reading on female submission
Source: The Guardian The future of Songs of Praise-style religious programmes on Belgian television has been thrown into doubt after a Catholic lay reader gave an on-screen Bible reading calling for women […]
Belgium struggles to manage its burgeoning Islamic scene
Source: The Economist As Donald Trump stormed through Brussels this week, alternatively dishing out anti-European tirades and paeans of fawning praise, he had little time to mingle with the city’s […]
EU immigration crisis goes to extra time
Maha Akeel July 08, 2018 In a dramatic attack in the last minute of the match between Belgium and Japan at the World Cup, Nacer Chadli scored the winning goal […]
View from Turkey: What is the life of an immigrant worth in Europe?
BERIL DEDEOĞLU Members of several associations for the defense of asylum seekers’ rights attend a protest in front of the immigration office in Brussels after a three-year-old girl died […]
