Turkish and Moroccan organizations sign petition re-establishment of mother tongue education on Dutch primary schools

Various Turkish-Dutch organizations and the Moroccan-Dutch organization Emcemo have presented 52.000 autographs and a petition to the Education Commission of the Dutch Second Chamber. They want a re-instatement of mother tongue education on Dutch primary schools. The Court of Justice in The Hague has concluded that the Dutch state is not obliged to finance the…

Share Button
Read More

Dutch hotline for Muslim discrimination and national surveillance project for Dutch mosques

The Dutch Muslim organization Platform Moslims in The Hague has started a hotline for Muslims who feel threatened or discriminated. The organization was established recently and unites nineteen Islamic organization and mosques. Platform Moslims has stated that it wants to lower the threshold for Muslims to report incidents. At the hotline victims are being directed…

Share Button
Read More

Dutch Vice Minister Lodewijk Asscher proposes teaching of democracy in schools to battle radicalism

According to the Dutch Vice-Premier and Minister of Social Affairs Lodewijk Asscher democracy can not only be protected with arms but also with words, educators, and police officers. Therefore the Dutch cabinet will reserve extra money for activities that are aimed at combating radicalization and social unrest. Asscher mentioned this during an explanation of the…

Share Button
Read More

Dutch Muslims distribute roses against Islamophobia

Recently groups of Muslim youth related to the Dutch department of the Turkish Muslim organization Millî Görüş (Millî Görüş North Netherlands) distributed roses in The Hague, Rotterdam, Amsterdam and other large Dutch cities. The organization has stated that by organizing this event it wanted to contribute to more solidarity and understanding between different groups in…

Share Button
Read More

Moslimdiscriminatie in het voortgezet onderwijs

Moslimdiscriminatie in het voortgezet onderwijs [Click to download PDF]  

Share Button
Read More