Mohamed Sennahe and Alexy Mesrour, two Belgian-Moroccans living in Verviers, tell their story, punctuated by difficulties and duality. Still connected to their Moroccan origins, they are both happy and proud to be Verviers residents.
60 years after the signing by Rabat and Brussels of the convention "on the employment of Moroccan workers in Belgium", no emblematic place that could contribute to weaving social ties and enhancing the contributions of this immigrant population has been set up.
The Belgian federal police have issued a wanted notice to find the perpetrators of the shooting that occurred on Wednesday at the Jacques Franck Square in Saint-Gilles (Brussels), resulting in the death of Badreddine Jammal.
Vooruit alderman Tom Meeuws referred to Antwerp alderman Nabilla Ait Daoud as a "mocroschepen", meaning "Moroccan mafia woman", during a meeting two weeks ago. Racist remarks to which the Antwerp politician of Moroccan origin did not fail to react.
In Belgium, the ruling handed down on Tuesday by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on slaughter without stunning is not well received. Muslim and Jewish organizations denounce a restriction of religious freedoms and intend to appeal to the Grand Chamber of the Court.
Rachid El Baydi, a man of Moroccan origin, was sentenced to 16 years in prison by the courts for having fatally stabbed his colleague Ismail Uriadde on May 7, 2022, in a butcher’s shop at the Anderlecht slaughterhouses.
Eight individuals, including the son of MP of Moroccan origin Fadila Laanan , are being prosecuted for drug trafficking and possession in the case of 50 packets of cocaine found in December in the office of Caroline Désir, the Minister of Education of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation.
The city of Willebroek, in the Antwerp region, was struck by a tragedy last Tuesday. Maissa Bouchaib, a 17-year-old girl, lost her life in a road accident . While on her way to her internship on an electric scooter, the Moroccan was hit by a truck.
The Namur (Belgium) public prosecutor’s office has requested 10 months in prison against a man who sent his luxury vehicle, a Mercedes-AMG C63, to Morocco, claiming it had been stolen in order to try to obtain a 80,000 euro indemnity from his insurer.
Omar Souidi, a renowned lawyer from Antwerp , is currently on trial for a hit-and-run road accident. The incident, which occurred last year in Schilde, has drawn attention due to the notoriety of the defendant and the circumstances surrounding the event.
Accused of complicity with drug traffickers, lawyer Jawad H. was sentenced on Wednesday by the Antwerp Criminal Court to three years in prison, half of which is suspended, and a fine of 12,000 euros.
Detained in Morocco, Ashraf Sekkaki has just been sentenced again to four years in prison by the Belgian authorities. He is accused of having led a gang in the Antwerp region from his cell in Morocco.