Evere: driving instructor refuses to let Muslim women wear headscarves
According to the school’s secretary, this is a condition that the instructor set when he joined this driving school in Evere (Brussels Capital Region). The latter adds that “even if it’s not normal, the instructor brings in €36,000 a month”, implicitly approving these Islamophobic practices to earn more money. These statements were recorded by a […]
Covering swimsuits: Flanders’ human rights institute recommends allowing them in swimming pools
This is the recommendation made by the Litigation Chamber of the Flemish Institute for Human Rights, following a complaint lodged in March by a woman concerning the ban on covering bathing suits for women, whereas this is permitted for children. The latter was prevented from entering the provincial recreation area of Puyenbroeck (northern Belgium) because […]
Vlaams Belang: “There are other countries where you can be yourself”. Guy D’haeseleer’s openly racist remarks to a young Muslim woman
On the Flemish television program “Premier choix” (“Eerste keus“), in which young people called to the polls for the very first time can put their questions to candidates in the municipal elections, a member of the far-right Flemish party Vlaams Belang made openly racist and Islamophobic remarks. Afnan, a young woman wearing a headscarf, explained […]
Apology for terrorism: charges brought against Georges-Louis Bouchez, President of the MR, after his comments on the Zionist attack in Lebanon
Georges-Louis Bouchez, Belgian Member of Parliament and President of the “Mouvement Réformateur” political party (MR, liberal-conservative party), has been under fire for several days following his shocking comments in an interview: “I think this attack is rather a stroke of genius”, said Georges-Louis Bouchez, referring to Israel’s attack on Hezbollah members’ beepers. The MR Chairman […]
