11-year old Muslim student Mohamed Bouckhachakhe was expelled from the Protestant Christian elementary school in Rotterdam. The school claims the expulsion was because of Mohamed’s systematic behavior, having “problems in class situations and conflicts regarding the identity aspects of the school”. In addition, the school claims that because Mohamed “wants to be a good Muslim,…
According to a study by the ISPO (Institute for Social and Political Opinion Research), close to half of Flemish voters have a negative image of Islam and Muslims. 46 percent believe that Islam has nothing to contribute to European Culture, and 47 percent think that Islamic values are a threat to Europe, while 37 percent…
EU countries could be willing to help the US close down Guantánamo Bay by taking in released detainees despite the doubts of some member states, the EU foreign policy chief said today as European foreign ministers struggled to find common ground in Brussels. “This is an American problem and they have to solve it but…
Controversial imam Khalid Yasin has been permitted to give a number of speeches in the Netherlands, but will be prosecuted if he incites hatred. Justice Minister Ernst Hirsch Ballin told MPs that Yasin cannot be refused entry unless he has been proved to be a danger to national security or public order. Yasin, a convert…
EU countries could be willing to help the US close down Guantánamo Bay by taking in released detainees despite the doubts of some member states, the EU foreign policy chief said today as European foreign ministers struggled to find common ground in Brussels. “This is an American problem and they have to solve it but…
