Collectif pour l'Inclusion et contre l’Islamophobie en Belgique, 2021 figures report (Rapport chiffres 2021)

Country

Belgium

Title

Collectif pour l'Inclusion et contre l’Islamophobie en Belgique, 2021 figures report (Rapport chiffres 2021)

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Year

2022

Publication type

Research evidence/report

Geographical coverage

National

Area/location of interest

Not applicable - national level

Type of Institution

Public authority

Institution

Belgium, Collectif pour l'Inclusion et contre l’Islamophobie en Belgique (CIIB)

Thematic focus

Discrimination

Groups

Muslims

Key findings

The cases that were dealth with by the Collective in 2021 related mostly to employment (29%), followed by education (26%), and life in society (21%). Among the 42 case files considered as Islamophobia by the Collective, 91% of victims were women. 60% of the case files related to the Brussels region. 57% of the case files related to discrimination. In 38% of the case files the author of the acts was part of a public structure (e.g. the police).

Methodology (Qualitative/Quantitative and exact type used, questionnaires etc)

The report is an analysis of all cases report to the CIIB in 2021.

Sample details and representativeness

In 2021, the CIIB received 96 reports of facts considered as Islamophobia. After assessing the reports, the Collective considered 60 to be related to Islamophobia and opened 42 Islamophobia-related case files.

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