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| 400 Belgian converts to Islamic faith in 2004 |
| 2005-07-25 |
| Some 400 Belgians converted to the Islamic faith in 2004, three-quarters of whom were women. The Islamic Centre in Brussels said public interest in the Muslim faith has increased since the 11 September attacks in the US. A total of 300 people converted to the Islamic faith in 2003. "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 300 of the 400 Belgian converts last year were women, news agency 'Belga' reported on Monday. "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." |
| Posted by:too true |
| #4 Not a lot methinks. When a man marries a Muslim girl he might do a nominal conversion to keep the girl's family happy. He is unlikely to bow to Mecca 5 times a day. Women are more likely to do real conversions but when the Muslim Prince Charming turns out to be Prince Beating and Cheating many wisen up". Suppose those figures aren't available at the Islamic Centre. |
| Posted by: True German Ally 2005-07-25 22:51 |
| #3 This must be from the "Every Blind Pig Finds an Ear of Corn" section (The statement is probably not fair to pigs). |
| Posted by: John Q. Citizen 2005-07-25 21:04 |
| #2 I wouldn't trust any statistics that come out of the Islamic Centre in Brussels or any other country. |
| Posted by: mhw 2005-07-25 20:51 |
| #1 so their propaganda seems to be working....on gullible women, mainly. |
| Posted by: PlanetDan 2005-07-25 19:52 |