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\f0\fs24 \cf0 Belgium's Muslims \
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Islam is the largest minority religion in Roman Catholic Belgium \
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Population: Number of Muslims estimated at 650,000 - about six percent of Belgium's total population \
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Main origin: Morocco, Turkey, Algeria and Tunisia \
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Distribution: Some 20 percent live in Brussels.  Other large communities based in Antwerp and Charleroi \
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Labour market: Unemployment rate for foreign - born more than twice that of indigenous Belgians \
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Educational achievement (%) \
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Muslim \
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Non - Muslim  \
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High 12 23 \
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Medium 23 30 \
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Low 65 47\
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State funding for religion \
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Roman Catholic church 86% \
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Islam 2%\
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Others 12%\
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Total $888m \
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Data for 2012 \
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North Sea \
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Brugge \
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Gent \
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BELGIUM\
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Charleroi\
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FRANCE\
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NETHERLANDS\
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GERMANY\
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Antwerp \
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Brussels \
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Liege \
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Verviers \
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LUX.\
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50km 30miles \
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Discrimination: Many children of immigrants from North Africa feel marginalised now that factories where they would have found work two decades ago have closed.  Others made to feel more ostracised by extreme right Vlaams Belang party, which promotes intolerance of Muslims in northern Flanders region \
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Sources: OECD, Euro - Islam. info, wire agencies \
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Picture: Associated Press \
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