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Bacadu Salaam,
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400 Belgians converted to Islam in 2004
7/27/2005 5:00:00 PM GMT
Source: Expatica
Islam is becoming an increasingly popular religion in Belgium with some 400 Belgians converting to the Islamic faith in 2004, three-quarters of whom were women.
According to the Islamic Centre in Brussels, the public’s interest in Islam has increased since the 11 September attacks in the U.S.
In 2003 a total number of 300 people converted to the Islamic faith.
"People are discovering that we are different from the picture that the media has portrayed," Islamic Centre spokesman Abdel Kadet said.
However, the centre was unable to explain why the vast majority of Belgian converts last year were women.
"It is definitely not because these women become Muslim to be able to marry a Muslim. Muslim men may actually marry women of another faith," Abdel Kadet said.
The Islamic Centre, however, was more definite when it explained the motivation of men to become a Muslim.
"There is often a Romeo and Julia theme as the base: the Belgian man is head over heels in love with a Muslim girl."
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