According to a monitor published by Leiden University, violence against Muslims in the Netherlands rose considerably in 2007. The number of violent incidents rose from 62 in 2006 to 82 in 2007; however, the total number of incidents of racism declined. The report also concluded that anti-Muslim comments by the PVV party, led by Geert…
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) released a report this week outlining 2,652 incidents and experiences of anti-Muslim violence, discrimination, and harassment that occurred in 2007. These numbers reflect the highest number of civil rights cases ever recorded in the group’s report. The higher number is due in part to the inclusion of a new…
This new EUMAP project Muslims in the EU: Cities Reports will focus on the situation of Muslims in eleven selected major cities across the EU with significant Muslim populations. It will look in particular at the extent to which local policy addresses their needs and seeks to include them in the policy-making process. In each…
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands – Arsonists and vandals angered over the alleged Muslim-inspired slaying of a controversial Dutch filmmaker have conducted a series of attacks on Islamic targets, including attempts to burn down two mosques, Dutch media reported Sunday.
