An unwanted birthday party.

• Author: Gottfried, Paul
• Position: Demonstration on mayor Freddy Thielemans' 63rd birthday
• Pages: 48(3)

A demonstration against the "Islamicisation of Europe", scheduled to take place in Brussels on September 11, 2007 and put together by the umbrella organisation Pax Europa, has been prohibited by the socialist mayor Freddy Thielemans. The intended demonstration, which was supposed to march by the headquarters of the European Union, has been declared to be a hostile gesture against the city's growing Muslim population. It might be noted in passing that the local Islamic population, which features women in burkas and other quaint reminders of who is repopulating the continent, votes heavily for Thielemans. Not insignificantly, he and his socialist allies in the municipal council have allowed the multicultural left and the Muslims, with the exception of one particularly well-known Turkish terrorist organisation that petitioned last year, to demonstrate to their hearts' content. The scheduled demonstration, which the mayor banned on August 9, had more than 20,000 participants already signed up; and many of them still plan to come, to mock Freddy at a party of their own making on the occasion of his 63rd birthday.

Note that the planned demonstration would by no means be an affair of the Right. The appeals put forth by the various...