|
gptkbp:instanceOf
|
religion in Belgium
|
|
gptkbp:citizenship
|
many Muslims are Belgian citizens
|
|
gptkbp:containsCommunity
|
gptkb:Albanian
gptkb:Pakistani
Turkish
Algerian
Moroccan
|
|
gptkbp:governingBody
|
Executive of the Muslims of Belgium
|
|
gptkbp:governmentMonitoring
|
increased after 2015-2016 attacks
|
|
gptkbp:halalFoodAvailability
|
widespread in cities
|
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
|
Islam in Belgium
|
|
gptkbp:immigrationWave
|
1960s labor migration
1970s family reunification
recent refugee influx
|
|
gptkbp:interfaithDialogue
|
active in some communities
|
|
gptkbp:IslamicBurialSites
|
available in some cemeteries
|
|
gptkbp:IslamicReligiousEducation
|
offered in public schools
|
|
gptkbp:IslamicSchools
|
present in major cities
|
|
gptkbp:IslamophobiaIncidents
|
reported in media
|
|
gptkbp:languageSpoken
|
gptkb:Albanian
gptkb:Arab
gptkb:Arabic
gptkb:French
gptkb:Urdu
Dutch
Turkish
|
|
gptkbp:largestReligiousMinority
|
true
|
|
gptkbp:majorCity
|
gptkb:Antwerp
gptkb:Brussels
gptkb:Liège
gptkb:Charleroi
Ghent
|
|
gptkbp:majorityDenomination
|
Sunni Islam
|
|
gptkbp:mediaType
|
Islamic newspapers
Islamic radio stations
Islamic websites
|
|
gptkbp:minorityIn
|
gptkb:Ahmadiyya
Shia Islam
|
|
gptkbp:MuslimPopulationEstimate
|
about 600,000 to 700,000 (2020s)
|
|
gptkbp:MuslimPopulationInAntwerp
|
about 16% (2020s)
|
|
gptkbp:MuslimPopulationInBrussels
|
about 25% (2020s)
|
|
gptkbp:MuslimPopulationInCharleroi
|
about 17% (2020s)
|
|
gptkbp:MuslimPopulationInGhent
|
about 8% (2020s)
|
|
gptkbp:MuslimPopulationInLiège
|
about 12% (2020s)
|
|
gptkbp:notableEvent
|
gptkb:2016_Brussels_bombings
Molenbeek radicalization cases
|
|
gptkbp:notableFigure
|
gptkb:Souad_Abderrahim
Abdelkader Bouziane
Mahinur Özdemir
Redouane Ahrouch
|
|
gptkbp:notableInstitution
|
gptkb:Great_Mosque_of_Brussels
Mosquée Al Khalil (Molenbeek)
Mosquée Attadamoune (Antwerp)
Mosquée El Fath (Liège)
Mosquée El Mouahidine (Charleroi)
|
|
gptkbp:notableOrganization
|
Fédération des Mosquées de Belgique
Islamic Cultural Centre of Belgium
Moslimexecutieve (Muslim Executive)
Union of Mosques of Belgium
|
|
gptkbp:numberOfIssues
|
integration
radicalization concerns
headscarf debates
|
|
gptkbp:numberOfMosques
|
over 300
|
|
gptkbp:population
|
about 5% (as of 2020s)
|
|
gptkbp:publicHolidayIn
|
gptkb:Eid_al-Adha
gptkb:Eid_al-Fitr
|
|
gptkbp:recognizedBy
|
gptkb:Belgian_government
1974
|
|
gptkbp:youthPopulation
|
high proportion of Muslim youth in urban areas
|
|
gptkbp:bfsParent
|
gptkb:Islam_in_Western_Europe
|
|
gptkbp:bfsLayer
|
8
|