The Dutch municipality of Rotterdam will make an extra effort to give more attention to the centuries old history of trade and migration between Rotterdam and countries such as Surinam, the Antilles, Indonesia, Turkey, and Morocco. Additionally more attention will be given to the history of slavery in Rotterdam’s education. This is the result of a bill advanced by the Dutch Muslim party NIDA and passed in the Rotterdam municipal counsel.
“Understanding of our shared history is essential for being able to build a shared future in our city. It is a good thing that at long last more attention will be given to our shared trade and migration history, among which is our slavery history”, stated Nourdin El Ouali, the NIDA leader and also the spokesperson for education in the municipal counsel.
