Brussels: Nasser Suleiman - Europe and the Arabs
The Belgian Islamic Council expressed its deep concern at the news that a 14-year-old boy from Brussels was arrested on charges of planning an attack on a mosque motivated by far-right ideology. This incident tragically underscores the growing threat of radicalization among minors, regardless of their ideological background.
The President of the Islamic Council, Asma Ochan, said: "This incident is a wake-up call for our society. The fact that a minor can develop such plans shows how vulnerable young people are to extremist influences, and how urgent it is to address this problem together. We want to emphasize that hatred and extremism in any form have no place in our society."
The Islamic Council calls for
1. Strengthening cooperation between religious communities, schools and governments: We owe it to our society to engage in prevention and dialogue programs to protect young people from extremist ideology.
2. Combating online radicalization: Social media plays a key role in accelerating radicalization processes
3. Security and protection of places of worship: Mosques and other places of worship must remain places of peace and spirituality. We call for
Places of Worship: Mosques and other places of worship must remain places of peace and spirituality. We call on the government to continue to ensure the security of religious institutions.

Finally, the Islamic Council stresses that only the combined efforts of the entire community - including religious and political leaders, educators and parents - can prevent such disturbing incidents from occurring.
The Islamic preacher in Belgium, Nourredine Al-Tawil, wondered through a post on Facebook, saying: "Where is the condemnation of the international Islamic councils from what was planned for the terrorist attack on mosques and the demand to protect mosques in Europe? Why does the Jewish community always succeed in taking advantage of all the threats against its community and demanding the authorities to protect its temples and followers of its religion? We must not wait until disasters occur, and with the rise of the far right and the discourse of Islamophobia, we must demand the protection of mosques and places of worship.
The owner of the failed attempt is a supporter of the far right groups
And our colleague Nasser Suleiman from Brussels wrote, saying: The Belgian police were able to thwart an attack on the Grand Mosque in the Saint-Jeans-Molenbeek neighborhood in Brussels during Friday prayers, where a large number of worshipers were present, and a teenage boy, 14 years old, was arrested, as he had a plan to attack the mosque with knives while prostrating, and the police were able to track his messages via phone and he was arrested. During the investigation, the police found that he was in contact with organizations hostile to Islam. It may have affected him mentally or Some of the anti-Islam groups and their communication via the Internet
Details of the arrest and security intervention
The boy's arrest came as a result of close monitoring by the security services, which obtained intelligence information indicating his dangerous intentions. Despite his young age, the suspect showed clear signs of intellectual extremism that may have led him to escalate to this level of potential violence. This problem has raised a state of panic and anxiety in Belgian society, especially in schools, and awareness programs have been organized for students to prevent such extremist ideas from occurring