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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