The former acting mayor of Brussels’ Molenbeek district insists her remarks were only directed at xenophobic people.
A Belgian official has told critics of her Muslim headscarf to “get out” of the country, according a video circulating online.
Saliha Raiss, a city council member for the social-democratic Vooruit party, made the controversial remarks during a municipal council session in Brussels’ Molenbeek district last Wednesday.
“If people wearing headscarves bother you so much, if you don’t want to see us anymore, move… Go somewhere else, get out!” Raiss is heard saying in the clip.
The footage, posted on X by Georges-Louis Bouchez, leader of the Reformist Movement (MR), quickly went viral and made headlines. In the post, Bouchez accused Raiss of racism and “imposing a new cultural norm” by attacking those who oppose religious symbols in the administration. Elon Musk reposted the clip with the caption: “Belgians must leave Belgium!? This is insane.”
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Belgians must leave Belgium!?
This is insane. https://t.co/5UUPWY1NDv
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 31, 2025
Belgian media came to Raiss’ defense, claiming the words had been taken out of context. RTL Info reported the remarks came during a debate over a Facebook post on the MP party page criticizing the leaders of Molenbeek. The post drew anti-Muslim comments aimed at Raiss, then acting mayor. In the full video, she condemned MR for not deleting the post, calling them “deplorable and disgusting” and accusing the party of “condoning racism.”
Commenting on the incident on Monday, Raiss stood by her words and insisted they were not aimed at Belgians in general, only at those making racist comments.
“I don’t regret it at all. My comments were taken out of context … I was targeting racist and xenophobic people. In no way did I make remarks against all the citizens of our beautiful town and country,” she told RTL.
Vooruit party leader Conner Rousseau defended Raiss, saying she spoke in frustration as she often has to deal with racist remarks due to being Muslim, and noting that “what’s being made of that statement now by the MR and the far-right Musk is simply fake and false.”
Raiss said she is considering filing a slander complaint against Bouchez, accusing him of spreading “lies” with a “doctored” video.
Thin end of the wedge…
Move where? They most common name among welfare recipients in Germany now, is Mohammad.
Maybe the following needs to be resurrected in reality…
(From the movie ‘Look Who’s Back’)…
https://altcensored.com/watch?v=YfWwvgKmWs0
The reality? That’s below…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-R1wf0t_U8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUGQzx2xed8
Muslim’s will never integrate, they will eventually take control of all western countries. Who is exactly behind this? The leaders of these countries are ushering them in at warp speed, those that oppose are right wing Nazi’s.
Laws are put in place to jail demonstrators, speech is curtailed, people better wake up and come together to stop this and soon.
How long before Pakeha are told to leave Aotearoa.
Ohh wake up they are now.
Ok, only a select few Belgians must leave Belgium, what will be their fate if they dont?