The Belgian Islamic institutions condemn the “unfounded statements by the Minister of Justice Vincent Van Quickenborne” about the Brussels Grand Mosque. This is what the Executive of the Muslims of Belgium (EMB), the Association for the management of the Grand Mosque of Brussels and the Coordination Council of the Islamic Institutions of Belgium (CIB) know.
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“The Muslim community in Belgium will not allow itself to be intimidated and stigmatized through its institutions and members,” said the communal communication. Yesterday, the judiciary issued a negative opinion on the restart of the Brussels Grand Mosque. It was withdrawn from the influence of Saudi Arabia last year. But among the new administrators would be spies for Morocco. Justice Minister Vincent Van Quickenborne said that “all bodies of the Muslim Executive must be renewed with Muslims who mean well for our country.”
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“Defamatory, Insulting and Onerous”
The Belgian Islamic institutions “refute all allegations of pseudo-interference by foreign countries and espionage, which are completely unfounded”. “Our institutions are organizations under Belgian public and civil law, whose members are full Belgian citizens. It is defamatory, insulting and onerous to declare that our members are spies with interests abroad,” the response read.
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Quote The statements of the minister openly violate freedom of religion, the principle of neutrality and the principle of separation between church and state
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“The statements of the minister openly violate the freedom of religion, the principle of neutrality and the principle of separation between church and state. We consider this speech a clear interference in the affairs of Islamic worship. It is not up to politicians to assign qualifications to a worship service such as “progressive Islam” or to address religious communities on the choice of their representatives. The Muslim community in Belgium will not be intimidated and stigmatized through its institutions and members, “the organizations state.
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The statements of the Minister of Justice, which appeared in the press on December 4, ignore all the achievements in the field of the institutionalization of Islam in Belgium since 1998. These are completely ignored, even though the Minister of Justice was asked to hold a meeting to present him with the evaluation report. The minister has not yet responded to this question, “say the organizations.
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