"We should answer [IS] ideology by ideology and [IS] education by education. We need to emphasize the good way of the religion, which is to build peace. Islamic State exploits the verses of Koran in a wrong way and we need to tackle this. If we manage to have a coordinated action at all levels – authorities, associations, leagues of imams, mosques and representatives of other religions, as we are all members of the [Belgian] society – we will succeed," Karim Chemlal said.
Belgium raised its terror alert to the highest level following the March terrorist attacks on Brussels' main international airport and on a subway station that killed 35 people and injured over 300. On March 24, two days after a series of deadly blasts, the Belgian crisis center lowered the national terrorist threat alert level from the fourth to the third level.
"Everyone should do his part to achieve what would be important in [the] future for our children," Chemlal concluded.
In recent months, a series of terrorist attacks has shaken Europe, with Daesh, outlawed in many countries including Russia, claiming responsibility for many of the incidents. A US-led coalition of more than 60 nations has been conducting anti-Daesh airstrikes in Syria and Iraq since 2014.
