Belgian Convert Day *



By Eva Vergaelen Freelance Writer







Eva Vergaelen lives in both Egypt and Belgium and works as a freelance journalist, with special interest in gender politics and identity.


She wrote a book on female immigrants in Belgium. Eva studied African culture and obtained a master's in governance and development. She embraced Islam in 2004.



The first Belgian day for converts took place on Sunday March 4, 2007.


More than 700 people joined the workshops and lectures. In the Imam Bukhari mosque in Antwerp, 500 women and 200 men gathered in two gender-separated places.

Al-Minara (an organization that informs and supports new female converts) organized the Convert Day for women, and De-Koepel (an organization that informs and supports new male converts)organized the activities for men.

This is an interview with Aisha Cindy Raes and Karolien Mus, president and vice president of Al-Minara respectively.



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