Mosque vandalised with swastikas, hate messages in Belgium
“A mosque in northern Belgium was vandalised on Sunday with swastikas, hate messages and dog faeces, Belgian public broadcasterVRTreported. The vandalism targeting the. Tawfieqmosque in Schelle, in Belgiu…”
Tawfieqmosque in Schelle, in Belgium's Antwerp province, was discovered by mosque board members on Friday morning, according toVRT.Hate messages and swastikas had been painted on the mosque's door and windows, while dog faeces were scattered in front of its entrance. “We were extremely shocked when we discovered the message, the swastikas and dog faeces at our centre,” the board said.
A mosque has been vandalised with swastikas and dog excrement, among other things. Muslim Right Watch Belgium described the incident as "Muslim hatred in its purest form. "https://t.co/W0AJxFVX1m— The Brussels Times (@Brussels.
Times)September 6, 2026Officials photographed the vandalism before cleaning the building ahead of Friday prayers and filed a complaint with police against the unknown perpetrators. The local Rupel police confirmed the incident, saying authorities were taking it seriously and had launched an investigation to identify those responsible.
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Read:Manufacturing fear: Islamophobia and Europe’s politics of decline. Muslim Rights Watch Belgium described the incident as “Muslim hatred in its purest form.”“This is not an isolated case of vandalism or an act of ‘troublemaking,’ but a disgusting and explicit expression of Muslim hatred,” the group's chairman, Mohamed Amin Chaib, said in the report.
Read More:EU sees rise in anti-Muslim sentiments. The organisation said it would also file a complaint and urged authorities to strengthen security around mosques.
Written by Sheheryar Munawar
Aman-e-Pakistan Senior Journalist & Bureau Reporter
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