(Brussels Times) More than 75 mosques in Flanders applied for recognition nearly three years ago, but have been kept waiting as the Muslim Executive “is not cooperating,” said Flemish Minister of Coexistence Bart Somers.
Due to the lack of an effective recognition framework, Flanders has not recognised a single mosque since 2013. Therefore, Somers has prepared a new decree with clear conditions for recognition.
“The new decree has been in force for three months now. We receive signals from the field that several mosques are waiting to be recognised, but the Muslim Executive does not provide us with the files,” he said in a press release on Monday. “Our Flemish Muslims deserve better, the Muslim Executive leaves them in the lurch.”
