Tuesday, August 05, 2008

Belgium: Drop in conversions to Islam

The number of conversions to Islam in Belgium is in decline.  While the average is estimated to be 1,000-1,2000 a year, it came to a total of 500-600 conversions during the past 12 months.

Karim Geirnaert, who coordinates conversions in Wallonia and Brussels, explains this 'slowdown' saying that Islam was not spoken about as much last year.

Source: Le Vif/L'Express (French)