One of the neighborhoods to which this understanding applies is the Belgian neighborhood of Molenbeek, which is described as the epicenter of extremism, the neighborhood of religious extremism and terrorism, and the stronghold of sleeper cells, where a large proportion of its population descends from immigrant origins, and although the first generation contributed to building the country, this did not reflect on their social reality, They gathered in neighborhoods that have become vulnerable to racist threats.
On the unemployment rate, Catherine Morrow, Mayor of Molenbeek, explained that the unemployment rate among young people in these neighborhoods varies from one neighborhood to another, and in some neighborhoods this percentage may reach 50% of young people who do not practice a specific work and do not pursue their studies.
Immigrants in Europe also suffer from racism, and one of the most prominent examples of this was the neglect of information provided by one of the sons of Arab immigrants that would have stopped the Paris massacre - which took place in November 2015 - carried out by Salah Abdel Salam.
The Belgian security officer, Jan Michelers, revealed some of what was mentioned in the confidential reports about the incident, where he said that it would have been possible to arrest Salah Abdel Salam faster than that, had it not been for racist dealing with information provided by a young man to the authorities, but it did not bother with it because of racism, according to what was stated in the report. Parliamentary Committee.
Cases of recruitment
and about cases of the children of immigrants joining the so-called terrorist groups, Saliha Binali recounted the story of her son’s death in Syria, which was the reason for her establishment of the "Save Belgium" organization, and said that her son showed signs of religious militancy, explaining that the one who caused this was a network that is getting closer Of young people to convince them that Belgian society considers a Muslim a terrorist.
She added that the Belgian-born extremist John Louis Donne had recruited more than 100 people, and was accused of recruiting at least minors.
He was sentenced to 10 years in prison, but during the appeal session he managed to deny him the capacity of the group leader and convince the court that he is merely a member.
Racist assault
As for Sweden, journalist Anton Kasornin said that there are calls from the extreme right on social media to burn mosques and kill immigrants and Muslims, and he also referred to comments about ethnic cleansing, expressing his shock at calling all Muslims in Sweden.
Studies indicate that the rate of attacks on Muslims in Sweden and mosques has increased significantly during the past two years, but most of them are recorded against unknown persons.
Among the assaults carried out by the far right in Sweden against Muslims is what Hassan Za'tara was subjected to, as he was directed by gunshots as part of a series of racist attacks by extremists that targeted immigrants' children in Sweden in 1992, causing him paralysis and loss of the ability to speak.