Hurriyet reports that while some Muslims in the Netherlands are
concerned about the rise of anti-Islam party PVV in recent elections,
others feel the hostility is unlikely to last long. Rather, they view
the antipathy as a symptom of a lack of knowledge about the religion
which does not reflect the day-to-day reality of their experience.
Despite the rise in popularity of the PVV, Muslims in the Netherlands
predict the hostile political atmosphere will be short lived, an idea
bolstered by the fact that they are facing no increase in
discrimination.
