February 4 2011 Following a pilot study of two shelters serving women persecuted in honour related violence, Deputy Welfare Minister Marlies Veldhuijzen van Zanten has announced she will earmark additional funds for these victims. The minister wants the funds to help identify the problems at an early stage and to help victims resume their normal…
February 6 2011 A 16-year-old Moroccan student at Scala College in Alphen aan de Rijn was attacked in school by a group of fellow female students, angry that the girl, of Moroccan origin, was not wearing a headscarf. The attack came following a message posted by the victim on a social media site. The victim…
February 7 2011 Many of the 450 mosques in the Netherlands have not registered with the country’s Tax Authority, and as a result, Muslims who donate money to the institutions are unable to deduct the gift from their taxes. Since 2008 mosques (like churches) have had to register as an institution for general benefit (ANBI)…
February 7 2011 The trial for right wing politician Geert Wilders, leader of the Freedom Party (PVV), on charges of inciting hatred and discrimination against Muslims, resumed in Amsterdam on Monday. The trial stalled in the fall of 2010 due to irregularities in proceedings, and was to continue with new judges. Monday’s hearings opened with…
Religious schools in the Netherlands may not ban Muslim pupils from wearing headscarves on the basis that it contradicts their ‘core values’. Rather, the ban may only operate if it threatens the pupil’s education. This announcement from the Dutch cabinet responded to questions from the anti-Islam PVV, following controversy regarding a Muslim pupil at a…
