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How the Far Right Recognizes Itself in the Return of the Wolf

5 June 2023

In the Low Countries, the wolf is no longer a fairy-tale figure who terrorizes goats and piglets. The return of the grey hunter is accompanied by a blaze of controversy. But one group is an unconditional fan: the far right. They see in the predator their ideal society – faithful and caring for the

When Fighting Racism, Skin Colour Should Not Be an Issue

4 January 2021

In her fourth and final column concerning polarisation in society and distrust of the established order, Hind Fraihi reflects on the fight against racism as carried out by the Black Lives Matter movement. ‘It is remarkable how a battle against superiority is conducted with a certain sense of super

For Extremists of All Kinds, Jews Are a Target

8 December 2020

In her third column on polarisation and distrust of the establishment, Hind Fraihi finds climate extremism takes her to the resurgence of anti-Semitism. Because, when extremists get lost in their radicalism, they throng together in anti-Semitism as if it were a common landmark. That is an evil devel

How Muslim Extremists Bring Jihad to Our Streets and Classrooms

29 October 2020

In her second column about the polarisation in society, Hind Fraihi focuses on Muslim extremism, a highly topical subject. She states that foreign conflicts play out on our streets through rudimentary forms of terrorism. European ‘gangster Islamism’ has its roots in the 1990s but, today, the tar

How the Flemish and Dutch Far Right Are Planning a ‘Black Wedding’

9 October 2020

This fall, Hind Fraihi will dedicate a series of four columns to the issues of ever-increasing social polarisation and the growing distrust of the establishment. In this first instalment, she zooms in on the ultra-right. As it stands, Flemish and Dutch extremists mostly convene in online environment

Black Lives Matter Only Can Change History Through Concrete Regulations

23 June 2020

According to Hind Fraihi, it is tempting to compare the Black Lives Matter protests with the iconoclasm of 1566, and not just because there were all sorts of heroes balancing precariously on their pedestals. This crucial period in the history of the Netherlands was the start of a lengthy conflict th

Between God and the Gutter Lies a Stretch of No-Man’s-Land for Moroccans

2 June 2020

During his speech on National Remembrance Day, Dutch author Arnon Grunberg warned attendees for the dangers of re-emerging racism. But he also caused quite a stir when he said: 'This Remembrance Day is always a warning as well. When they are talking about Moroccans, they are talking about me.' Altho

Why the Decolonise Movement Risks Overshooting its Own Goal

11 May 2020

All too often, the debate surrounding decolonisation finds itself blindly fixated on rhetorical questions. Rather than help to approach a solution, this leads to even more polarization. So, what should the Decolonise movement be doing? Confronting its own excesses and turning its attention to real p

Radical Islam Remains Among Us

30 March 2020

In 2006, Hind Fraihi achieved international fame when she exposed the advanced level of Muslim extremism found in Molenbeek, Belgium. Today, Fraihi says that little has changed and that radical Islam increasingly gains influence. Intelligent services warn us of ‘a second generation of Salafist org

Information Overload? Time for a News Diet

4 February 2020

Our society is suffering from information overload. Every day, smartphones dump a tsunami wave of news all over us. But that does not necessarily mean that we are better informed. Hind Fraihi suggests a digital detox. ‘Why not try a Digital Free Month to drastically free ourselves from social medi

How to Deal With a World That Is Becoming Increasingly Diverse and Colourful?

24 January 2020

Vooruit Arts Centre in Ghent wants to keep its finger on the pulse of a changing society and keep reinventing itself. But what course should it take exactly? How should it deal with a world that is becoming increasingly diverse and colourful? In order to find answers to these questions, various arti

Solidarity Is the Highest Form of Culture

17 December 2019

The Flemish government has proposed severe cuts in arts funding over the next few years. Now, where have we heard that before? In the Netherlands, where, in 2011, the cultural sector was forced to make do with a budget cut of about 200 million euro. Hind Fraihi takes a closer look at the consequence

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