Belgian Youth Cyclists Reach Marseille on Epic Journey to Morocco
20 July 2022
Young people from the Foyer left Molenbeek on July 1 to cycle to Morocco. They arrived in Marseille on Tuesday.
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Belgian King Honors Father of Hate Crime Victim on National Holiday
20 July 2022
The father of Ihsane Jarfi, a young Moroccan killed in Liège due to his sexual orientation, is among the Belgians who will receive a title of nobility or an honorary (…)
Kickboxer’s Family Restaurant in Antwerp Hit by Third Attack in a Week
19 July 2022
In Borgerhout (Antwerp), the restaurant belonging to the family of Belgian-Moroccan kickboxer Jamal Ben Saddik was, for the third time, the target of an attack in the night (…)
Brussels Sees Decline in Illegal Sheep Slaughter During Eid Al-Adha Festival
16 July 2022
Municipal and regional cleaning services have often criticized the Muslim community in Belgium for the large number of sheep carcasses in the streets the day after the (…)
Belgian Drug Kingpin from Antwerp Arrested at Casablanca Airport
15 July 2022
The border police services arrested, at the Mohammed V airport in Casablanca, a Belgian of Algerian origin, a drug criminal from Antwerp under five international arrest (…)
Paris Attacks Terrorist Salah Abdeslam Moved to Belgian Prison for Brussels Bombing Trial
14 July 2022
Sentenced to life imprisonment in France for his role in the November 13, 2015 attacks in Paris, Salah Abdeslam has been transferred from France and incarcerated in the Ittre (…)
Single Mother in Brussels Faces Eviction Over Son’s Behavior, Sparks Housing Debate
13 July 2022
Khadija Chaou, a single mother of Moroccan origin from Molenbeek, has become a tenant facing eviction for several months. She hopes that the Brussels Court of First Instance (…)
Former Child Criminal "Little Mustapha" Shares Life Story from Belgian Prison
12 July 2022
Author of several hold-ups, Mustapha Riffi alias "Little Mustapha", imprisoned at the age of 12, is now a 42-year-old adult, but is still behind bars, in Marche (Belgium). His (…)
Muslim Celebration of Eid al-Adha Evolves in Belgium as Traditional Sheep Sacrifice Declines
10 July 2022
Eid al-Adha is celebrated in a particular way in Belgium, a country that should have 1.149 million Muslims by 2030 according to the Pew Forum of Religion and Public Life.
Explosions Rock Home of Kickboxing Star Jamal Ben Saddik in Antwerp
8 July 2022
New explosions occurred at the home of Belgian-Moroccan kickboxer Jamal Ben Saddik in Antwerp, Belgium. A judicial investigation is underway.