Teri Schultz
[Copyright 2024 NPR]
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Belgian playwright Ismael Saidi is taking his anti-radicalization message to schools in heavily Muslim neighborhoods. He finds extremism still has appeal, even after last week's terrorist attacks.
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"We have a problem," says Belgian Muslim playwright Ismaël Saïdi. His solution: writing and producing a comedy play about three men who go to fight a holy war. It's become an unlikely hit in Brussels.
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Reports from Belgium say at least two people are dead after a police raid on a suspected militant hideout in the east of the country.
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The investigation continues into whether Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the older suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings, received training and inspiration to commit violent acts from extremists abroad. Belgium and other European countries are increasingly concerned about their young people going abroad to seek jihad — wherever that may lead.
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Following tradition, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands is stepping aside to give the throne to her son, Prince Willem-Alexander. Her mother did the same for her.
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Westvleteren 12, a Belgian beer often called the best in the world, officially hits U.S. store shelves for the first time Wednesday. But fans of the beer may want to act quickly: The Trappist monks who brew it are only selling enough overseas to raise money to pay for a new roof and other renovations.
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European officials have agreed to overhaul mobile roaming fees. That would allow consumers to pay less for calls, texts and mobile web services when traveling abroad. Consumer advocates are urging the EU to go further, and eliminate roaming fees altogether.