Vincent Van Quickenborne (Open VLD), Minister of Justice and Religious Affairs, is pulling out all the stops to curb the rise of the Executive of Muslims of Belgium (EMB).
The Saint-Pierre Cathedral in Rabat, seat of the Archdiocese of Rabat, celebrated its centenary in November. The Catholic community in Morocco is made up of around 30,000 faithful.
During this year 2021, 172 new mosques have been built in Morocco, including 157 by private individuals and 15 by the government for an amount of 120 million dirhams (11.5 million euros).
Over the years, mosques have managed to establish themselves in the French landscape. A new one, the Eyyup Sultan mosque demolished in 2017, will soon emerge from the ground.
Initially scheduled for December 12, the founding congress of the National Council of Imams (CNI) has been postponed to 2022, announced the French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM).
Moroccan Jews celebrated this Wednesday the traditional Jewish festival of Hanukkah, symbolizing the military and spiritual victory of the Jews of Judea over the Seleucid armies and Hellenization.
The now presidential candidate for 2022, Eric Zemmour, has launched an appeal to Muslims in France. An appeal that is causing controversy.
Died last Sunday in his monastery located in Midelt, at the age of 97, Father Jean-Pierre Schumacher was buried on Tuesday, November 23.
In Brussels, a group of deputies from the majority has proposed that religion and non-denominational moral classes become optional in official education, while the course in philosophy and citizenship education will go from one to two hours per week.
As of November 20, wearing a mask is mandatory in mosques in Belgium for people aged 10 and above, in accordance with the health measures decreed at the national level.
The demolition of the iconic Assounna Mosque in Casablanca, with a view to its renovation, has sparked many comments from architects and residents of the city, who are calling for a suspension of the work and an investigation.
61.2% of Moroccans are in favor of wearing the hijab, according to a study just published by the organization "Menassat for Social Research and Studies".