{"id":1217837,"date":"2022-01-15T10:49:49","date_gmt":"2022-01-15T15:49:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1217837"},"modified":"2022-01-15T10:49:55","modified_gmt":"2022-01-15T15:49:55","slug":"belgium-strips-residency-of-imam-of-largest-mosque-over-security-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/belgium-strips-residency-of-imam-of-largest-mosque-over-security-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"Belgium Strips Residency of Imam of Largest Mosque Over Security Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbelgium-strips-residency-of-imam-of-largest-mosque-over-security-concerns%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1217837&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-519987966-e1642104593353-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">The Belgian government has stripped the residency permit of the chief imam of the Al Khalil Grand Mosque in Molenbeek&nbsp;Mohamed Toujgani over concerns relating to national security issues.<\/p>\n<p>Belgian&nbsp;Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration Sammy Mahdi announced this week that the government has stripped Imam Toujgani\u2019s residency permit in light of concerns raised by the country\u2019s security services who claimed that the imam showed signs of being a serious risk to Belgian national security.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>The government has issued a notice for&nbsp;Toujgani, a Moroccan national, to leave the country and told him that he would not be allowed back in Belgium for the next ten years. According to Belgian media, the imam has already left the country, Sudinfo <a href=\"https:\/\/lameuse.sudinfo.be\/893458\/article\/2022-01-13\/molenbeek-retrait-du-permis-de-sejour-pour-limam-de-la-plus-grande-mosquee-belge\">reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As Imam of the largest mosque in the entire country, Toujgani \u2014 who had been in Belgium since 1982 \u2014 was said to be highly influential in the Muslim community of Brussels.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The arrest is just the latest in Molenbeek, which has been known as a hotbed for radical Islamic extremism in Europe for years and provided a home to many terrorists, including some of those who carried out the 2015 Paris Bataclan massacre <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dUHCrbYsKI\">https:\/\/t.co\/dUHCrbYsKI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1419281285906903040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 25, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>He is said to have been a controversial figure for years, preaching for the burning of \u201coppressive Zionists\u201d in 2009.<\/p>\n<p>Despite living in the country for decades, Toujgani had never bothered to learn to speak French or Dutch, the two main languages spoken in Belglium.<\/p>\n<p>Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration Mahdi commented on the matter, saying: \u201cIn the past, we have given radical preachers too much leeway. This man was probably the most influential preacher in Belgium. With this decision, we are making a difference and giving a clear signal: we will not tolerate those who divide and threaten our national security.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Brussels district of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/tag\/molenbeek\/\">Molenbeek<\/a> has been well-known as a hotspot for radical Islamic extremism throughout Europe for years. Notably, it was where 2015 Paris Bataclan terrorist attack participant Salah Abdeslam <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/07\/25\/jihadist-wanted-by-spain-found-in-infamous-brussels-no-go-zone\/\">fled<\/a> after his suicide belt failed to detonate.<\/p>\n<p>Abdeslam, who is currently on trial in France in connection with the Bataclan massacre, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/09\/16\/nothing-personal-bataclan-killer-abdeslam-claims-terrorists-are-authentic-muslims\/\">stated<\/a> in September that terrorists and Jihadists were \u201cauthentic Muslims\u201d and told families of the victims that the attack was \u201cnothing personal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Over the last several years, raids have led to the arrests of radical Islamic extremists in Molenbeek, including last July when a jihadist wanted by Spanish authorities <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/07\/25\/jihadist-wanted-by-spain-found-in-infamous-brussels-no-go-zone\/\">was arrested<\/a> in the area.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Brussels: Nearly 200 Islamic Terror-Related &#8216;Entities&#8217; Shut Down Since 2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3ntofWgbhH\">https:\/\/t.co\/3ntofWgbhH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1355815595158228993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 31, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h5><span data-darkreader-inline-color=\"\"><em><strong><span class=\"a-size-large\">Follow Chris Tomlinson on Twitter at&nbsp;<span data-darkreader-inline-color=\"\"><a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomlinsonCJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">@TomlinsonCJ<\/a>&nbsp;<\/span>or email at&nbsp;ctomlinson(at)breitbart.com<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Belgian government has stripped the residency permit of the chief imam of the Al Khalil Grand Mosque in Molenbeek\u00a0Mohamed Toujgani over concerns relating to national security issues. 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