Dutch politician retracts statements critical of Islam

The leader of the small Christian SGP party in the Netherlands, E. Klein, has taken back critical statements on Islam made during a meeting on freedom of education. Klein declared that he would rather see no mosques, and that “Islam has produced nothing good so far”. Under pressure from local conservative (VVD) and center-left (D66)…

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Tarek Fatah calls NDP leader Jack Layton’s comments about Islam into question

Tarek Fatah claims that New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton’s Eid greetings are reflective of “politicians tripping over one other to prove their credentials as lovers of Islam and all things Muslim.” Fatah adds, “As if to ensure his credibility and authenticity as the true pro-Islam politician in Canada, Layton invokes the names of some…

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Muslim Labor Party Members Oppose Mayor’s Gay Policy

Two members of the Netherlands’ PvDA in Slotervaart are opposing the plans of mayor Ahmed Marcouch to make homosexuality a discussable topic in Islamic circles. According to Marcouch, the position of gays is an issue which strongly moves the ‘ethnic supporters’ of politicians in Slotervaart. Miloud Bouzrou and Hassan Kattouss oppose the policy on the…

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    Moroccan-Italian MP Souad Sbai receiving death threats from Muslim radicals

    Moroccan-Italian MP Souad Sbai has spent years defending battered women in the Moroccan immigrant community, and faces an increasing number of threats as she progresses through parliament. So far, three men originally from North Africa, face trial accused of making death threats against Sbai; yet, she continues to receive threatening phone calls and e-mails. “They…

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    Rightist politician Filip Dewinter: “Islam is a predator”

    Head of the far-right Vlaams Belang party, Filip Dewinter, accuses Islam as being modern Europe’s main problem in his new book. Dewinter argues that the influence of Islam in Europe should be stemmed, and described Islamophobia as “an obligation.” In his book, titled “Insha’Allah? The Islamization of Europe,” Dewinter dismisses moderate Muslims and suggests that…

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