Wikipedia's first sentence called it “belgian radical salafist organisation”. Today it says “belgian islamist organisation which advocated for the transformation of belgium into an islamic state”.
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The opening as it read in 2015
Sharia4Belgium was a Belgian radical Salafist organisation .1It denounces democracy and calls for Belgium to convert itself into an Islamist state.2In February 2015 the group was designated a terrorist organization by a Belgian judge, and its spokesman, Fouad Belkacem , was sentenced to 12 years in prison. Spokesman Fouad Belkacem , alias "Abu Imran" repeatedly spoke out controversially. He preaches in favor of the death penalty for LGBT people and has stated that he has been praying for Osama bin Laden . In 2010 they disrupted a lecture of Benno Barnard of the University of Antwerp .3In early April 2010, Belgian interior minister Annemie Turtelboom ordered the monitoring of the organisation's website, as a response to this, the provider of the website took it offline.4The website has since returned online.5In 2011 the organisation mentioned the death of Vlaams Belang -politician Marie-Rose Morel a "punishment of Allah".6 Defence minister Pieter De Crem was threatened with his life on the internet because of the Belgian participation in Operation Odyssey Dawn in Libya . When Belkacem was invited to the 2012 Global Shariah Conference , organized by the radical Islamic movement Sharia4Holland , the Party for Freedom asked ministers Ivo Opstelten and Gerd Leers to treat Belkacem as persona non grata . Although Sharia4Belgium was called to the correctional court for incitement to hate, neither the organisation nor its members were sentenced. Frontman Belkacem has a criminal record for burglary and resist to arrest and was sentenced in 2002, 2004 and 2007. In 2012, he was again sentenced in Antwerp to two years imprisonment for incitement of hatred towards non-Muslims. Morocco is seeking his extradition in connection to drug trade . Belkacem was arrested on the morning of June 7, 2012. Belkacem was sentenced in Morocco for possession of illegal drugs. In 2012, Abu Imran was sentenced to two years' imprisonment for incitement to hatred and violence towards non-Muslims . On October 7, 2012, Sharia4Belgium announced on their website that their organisation was being dissolved. On February 11, 2015, Belkacem was sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment in Belgium.7 "The city of Antwerp filed a complaint against sharia4belgium" (in Dutch). "Turtelboom laat website Sharia4Belgium permanent volgen" (in Dutch). "CGKR diep verontwaardigd over reactie Sharia4Belgium" (in Dutch). "Sharia4Belgium: het duistere verleden van Fouad Belkacem" (in Dutch). Celstraf voor Belgische moslimextremist , de Volkskrant , 10 februari 2012 "12 jaar cel voor Sharia4Belgium-leider Belkacem" .8
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The opening as it stood in 2020 18 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Islamist terrorist organisation Sharia4Belgium was a Belgian Islamist organisation which called for Belgium to convert itself into an Islamic state.In February 2015 the group was designated a terrorist organisation by a Belgian judge.By 7 October 2012 the organization was disbanded.In 2010 Sharia4Belgium disrupted a lecture by Benno Barnard at the University of Antwerp .In early April 2010, Belgium's interior minister Annemie Turtelboom ordered the monitoring of the organisation's website.In 2011 the organisation called the death of Vlaams Belang politician Marie-Rose Morel a "punishment of Allah". Then-defence minister Pieter De Crem was threatened with his life on the internet because of the Belgian participation in Operation Odyssey Dawn in Libya . Sharia4Belgium was summoned to the correctional tribunal for incitement to hatred in 2011.In 2016 the organization was classed as terrorist organization as Fouad Belkacem had recruited several young men to fight for the Islamic State in Syria .Belkacem and 45 other members were found guilty of membership in a terrorist group.Sharia4belgium stopt ermee De Standaard , 8 oktober 2012. "The city of Antwerp filed a complaint against sharia4belgium" (in Dutch). "Turtelboom laat website Sharia4Belgium permanent volgen" (in Dutch). "CGKR diep verontwaardigd over reactie Sharia4Belgium" (in Dutch). "Flera EU-länder drar in IS-terroristers medborgarskap" (in Swedish) .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Islamist terrorist organisation Sharia4Belgium was a Belgian Islamist organisation which called for Belgium to convert itself into an Islamic state. In February 2015 the group was designated a terrorist organisation by a Belgian judge. By 7 October 2012 the organization was disbanded. In 2010 Sharia4Belgium disrupted a lecture by Benno Barnard at the University of Antwerp . In early April 2010, Belgium's interior minister Annemie Turtelboom ordered the monitoring of the organisation's website. In 2011 the organisation called the death of Vlaams Belang politician Marie-Rose Morel a "punishment of Allah". Then-defence minister Pieter De Crem was threatened with his life on the internet because of the Belgian participation in Operation Odyssey Dawn in Libya . Sharia4Belgium was summoned to the correctional tribunal for incitement to hatred in 2011. In 2016 the organization was classed as terrorist organization as Fouad Belkacem had recruited several young men to fight for the Islamic State in Syria . Belkacem and 45 other members were found guilty of membership in a terrorist group. Sharia4belgium stopt ermee De Standaard , 8 oktober 2012. "The city of Antwerp filed a complaint against sharia4belgium" (in Dutch). "Turtelboom laat website Sharia4Belgium permanent volgen" (in Dutch). "CGKR diep verontwaardigd over reactie Sharia4Belgium" (in Dutch). "Flera EU-länder drar in IS-terroristers medborgarskap" (in Swedish) .
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belgian radical salafist organisation
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belgian islamist organisation which advocated for the transformation of belgium into an islamic state
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