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The Ghazali School in Brussels was set up in 1989 and is the first Muslim school in Belgium that combines both the secular and the Islamic religious curriculum.



There are now close to 400,000 Muslims in Belgium, while for the whole of Europe the number of Muslims stands at ten million.
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For science subjects, the school has adopted the government curriculum, and that is why the certificate issued by it is recognized by the government institution of higher learning. At the same time the school teaches Islamic studies and the Arabic language. The academic staff complement at the school is made up of Muslims as well as non-Muslims, while the intention is to instill the Islamic character in the students..



The Ministry of Education shoulders the burden of paying the salaries of the teaching and administrative staff as well as meet some of the recurrent expenditures, such as textbooks and other incidental needs of the students.