October 1 2010 The verdict in Geert Wilders’ trial for inciting hatred is to be postponed by two days, the Amsterdam court has announced. The verdict was originally scheduled for November 2, the anniversary of the murder of filmmaker Theo van Gogh in 2004 by a Muslim extremist, though the court denies that the anniversary…
September 30 2010 After four months of negotiation, the Netherlands has formed a coalition government including the anti-Islam and anti-immigration Freedom Party (PVV), headed by Geert Wilders. The party will not hold seats in the cabinet but has pledged to support the government in parliament. The coalition, which revealed its governing accords on Thursday, remains…
September 24 2010 Recent research by the University of Amsterdam suggests that some 12% if Dutch Moroccan Muslims consider themselves orthodox. The figure for Dutch Turkish Muslims is one in 20. According to these figures, the country is home to roughly 36 000 orthodox Muslims. Researcher Jean Tillie, while calling the results “bad news for…
