December 6, 2011First ‘Honor Killing’ Trial in Belgium’s History Places Entire Family on DockIn what is believed to be the first ‘honor killing’ trial in Belgian history, an entire family has […]
September 16, 2011Islamic Sharia law court opens in Belgium, raising questions about women’s rightsAn Islamic Sharia law court has been established in Antwerp, the second-largest city in Belgium. The self-appointed Muslim judges […]
June 30, 2011Forced marriage is “child abuse”, says EU hearingEvery year, thousands of European girls are sent out of Europe and forced to marry men they’ve never […]
April 23, 2010Belgium in chaos as PM quits over burqaThe collapse of the Belgian coalition government has prevented the country’s parliament from voting in Europe’s first ban […]
March 31, 2010Belgium moves towards public ban on burka and niqabBelgium has moved to the forefront of a campaign to restrict the wearing of the Muslim veil by […]
September 28, 2009“Unveil the girls and educate the boys”, say Belgian protestersIn a protest in Brussels, demonstrators called on Francophone authorities to ban religious symbols from public schools, using […]
September 11, 2009Belgian schools ban Muslim headscarf: tribunalDutch-language public schools in Belgium will ban the wearing of Muslim headscarves in classes, school officials in the […]
July 13, 2009Pakistani men held in Belgium in suspected honour killingTwo Pakistani brothers were being held in custody in Belgium on murder charges, a magistrate said Friday, on […]
April 15, 200817 honor killings in Belgium in five yearsThe Institute for Equality of Women and Men has filed an amicus brief in court in the case […]