Brussels Court to Rule on Fatal 2017 Police Chase Case
4 June 2021
The Brussels Chamber of Council will render a decision on August 2 concerning the "Ouassim and Sabrina" case, two young people who died in May 2017 in a police chase.
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Community Mourns Moroccan Mother Killed in Brussels Street Attack
4 June 2021
The municipality of Evere organized, on Thursday, June 3, a tribute ceremony in memory of Mounia, a 36-year-old Moroccan woman, slit throat by an individual in the middle of (…)
Rising Star Anouar Ait El Hadj Weighs National Team Options: Belgium or Morocco?
4 June 2021
The Belgian-Moroccan Anouar Ait El Hadj, 19, is still undecided on the national colors he will display in his career. Morocco or Belgium, he promises to decide very quickly.
Brussels Transit Authority Accepts Court Ruling on Headscarf Ban, Pledges Policy Review
3 June 2021
The management committee of the Société des transports intercommunaux de Bruxelles (STIB), meeting on Monday evening, decided, after a tight vote, to take note of the recent (…)
Belgium Appoints First Hijab-Wearing Government Commissioner for Gender Equality
3 June 2021
The Belgian-Moroccan Ihsane Haouach has been appointed government commissioner for gender equality, thus becoming the first veiled woman to hold this position in Belgium. She (…)
Rising Moroccan Football Stars Choose Belgium Over Atlas Lions for U20 Team
2 June 2021
While they were expected within the Atlas Lions, two Moroccan football hopes have escaped the FRMF. Anouar Ait El Hadj and Othmane Boussaid, two promising full-backs have been (…)
Moroccan Mother Fatally Stabbed While Walking Baby in Brussels Suburb
2 June 2021
As she was walking with her two-month-old baby on Sunday, May 30, Mounia, a 36-year-old Moroccan woman, was slit in the throat by an individual. A suspect was arrested, heard (…)
Belgian Lawmaker Warns of ’Radical Political Claim’ Behind Veil Wearing
30 May 2021
Belgian MP George Dallemagne reacted to the wearing of the veil in public administrations. The elected official states that "through the veil, there is also a political, (…)
Belgian Extremist Soldier Sought by Authorities Planned Mosque Attack, Intelligence Reveals
27 May 2021
The State Security, the Belgian civil intelligence service, identified in 2015 on its radar, Jürgen Conings, a soldier considered a potentially dangerous extremist, and (…)
11-Year-Old Belgian Boy Dies Days After Bicycle Collision with Car
25 May 2021
Bilal Ben Omar, an 11-year-old Belgian of Moroccan origin, died a few days after being hit by a car while cycling in Maasmechelen, Belgium.