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Top Baby Names in Brussels: Mohamed and Sofia Lead 2020 Rankings
Mohamed and Sofia are at the top of the top 10 list of the most popular names in 2020 in the Brussels region, occupying the first place in the ranking.
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Brussels Airport Sees Best Month Since Pandemic as Morocco Flights Resume
The reopening of Moroccan airspace is one of the factors that allowed Brussels Airport to achieve good performance in June since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Belgium
Belgian Security Service Probes Ex-Official's Alleged Muslim Brotherhood Ties
Submitting her resignation does not mean the end of the troubles for Ihsane Haouach, former government commissioner at the Institute for Equality between Women and Men (IEFH). The State Security has looked into the allegations that she is part of the Muslim Brotherhood and has indicated that it does not have proof in the information gathered that she is a member. Ihsane Haouach, according to several media reports, will be heard this week.
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Belgian Equality Commissioner Resigns Amid Controversy Over Headscarf and Church-State Remarks
Ihsane Haouach , the government commissioner to the Institute for Equality between Women and Men (IEFH), gave in to the pressure of certain opposition parties and even from within the government like the MR, who attacked her veil. She announced her resignation on Friday evening, to, she said, protect herself from cyberbullying and personal attacks, which she claims to be the subject of.
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FC Bruges Linked with Moroccan Winger Oussama Idrissi as Sevilla Exit Looms
On loan to Ajax, Moroccan international Oussama Idrissi is back at Seville and will have to find another club to have a chance of being selected for the next Africa Cup of Nations. Vahid Halilhodzic had recently called on Moroccan internationals without a club or out of contract to find clubs capable of helping them improve their game strategy .
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Belgian Politicians Clash Over Burkini Policy and Women-Only Hours at New Brussels Pool
In Belgium , the authorization of the wearing of the burkini and the establishment of time slots for women in the new temporary pool in Anderlecht are dividing political leaders.
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Belgian Official's Headscarf Sparks Renewed Controversy in Equality Institute
The veil worn by the Belgian government commissioner to the Institute for Equality between Women and Men, Ihsane Haouach , is once again the subject of controversy. Corentin de Salle, scientific director of the Jean Gol center and administrator of the Institute, perceives it as an "act of provocation".
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Hundreds of Undocumented Migrants Stage Hunger Strike in Brussels for Legal Status
About 250 undocumented migrants, including Moroccans, have been on a hunger strike since May 23 to protest against their living and working conditions. Housed in a church in the center of Brussels, they want the Brussels authorities to regularize their situation .
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Heroic Young Men Rush into Burning Brussels Building, Save Sleeping Residents
Like the 12-year-old Moroccan boy who saved the residents of a burning building in Kassel, Germany , three young men rushed into a burning building on Ixelles Avenue de l’Hippodrome in Brussels to save the sleeping residents. A heroic act hailed by the residents and the police.
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Suspect in Brussels Daylight Throat-Slitting Murder Remains Jailed as Investigation Continues
The preventive detention of the suspect in the murder of Mounia , a 36-year-old Moroccan woman, whose throat was slit in broad daylight in Evere, has been extended by one month. This is the decision rendered by the indictment chamber of Brussels after the defendant appealed the decision of the council chamber.
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Morocco Launches Initiative to Boost Investment from Belgian-Based Entrepreneurs
The Moroccan authorities are listening to entrepreneurs based in Belgium. This Monday, the delegated minister in charge of Moroccans residing abroad announced that the first beneficiaries of the Maghrib Belgium Impulse (MBI) project will receive all the necessary support provided for in the framework of this initiative dear to the two countries.
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Radicalized Belgian Soldier Found Dead After Month-Long Manhunt
Jürgen Conings, the radicalized soldier who wanted to attack mosques, was found dead on Sunday, June 20 in the woods of the municipality of Dilsen-Stokkem. Suicide is the preferred theory.