November 8, 2013 Following press coverage about Dutch Muslims traveling to Syria to join armed struggle, television programme EenVandaag reports on the fate of those who return to the Netherlands. The Dutch Muslim fighters who have to date returned from Syria have not been arrested and prosecuted but have been given a job or…
October 31, 2013 The Rotterdam public servant who told journalists that Mosques run illegal boarding schools has been fired by the city council with immediate effect. Based on confidential documents and interviews, NRC Handelsblad reported last year that mosque boarding schools exist in Rotterdam among other locations which had no licence to have children…
October 31, 2013 Last week, Nos television reported that a Dutch man had been jailed for planning to travel to Syria to take part in armed resistance against president Assad. Ignition fuses, aluminum powder and instructions for making explosives were among items found in his home. The Rotterdam district court ruled that making preparations…
October 18, 2013 The rector of the Islamic University of Rotterdam (IUR) has become the target of press attention after publishing an article stating his views on various aspects of Islamic practice for Sunni and Alevi Muslims and his perspectives on current political events in Turkey. The publication appeared on the personal website of…
15 September 2011 NIS News reports that a man convicted in Morocco for involvement in the deaths of political opponents has worked as an Imam in the Dutch city of Tilburg. Hasan B. was arrested in Spain on July 20 at the request of Moroccan authorities. Previously, B. worked as an Imam in the Tilburg…
