18 July 2011 Farid Azarkan, head of the Moroccan-Dutch Association SMN has commented that PVV parliamentarian Geert Wilders' anti-Islam statements contribute to graffiti and threats against mosques, AD reports. Azarkan claims that people ‘feel strengthened’ by the anti-Islam political message, which “manifests itself in calling on the streets to tag mosques with … [Read more...] about Wilders’ Statements Contribute to Graffiti on Dutch Mosques
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Van Gogh Murderer Has No Regrets
According to a letter obtained by newspaper AD, Mohammed Bouyeri has no regrets about his murder of filmmaker Theo van Gogh. The murder occurred six years ago in Amsterdam. Bouyeri is currently serving a life sentence for the killing and reportedly wrote in the letter that he has not regretted his actions, “not one second in all these years”. … [Read more...] about Van Gogh Murderer Has No Regrets
Dutch news site removes Vilks cartoon
Dutch news site AD has removed an image of the Vilks cartoon after using it to illustrate a story on the plot to murder the Swedish cartoonist. Acting editor Bart Verkade notes that the site received many offended responses, including an email campaign organized by the As-Soenna mosque in The Hague. In covering the story about the removal of the cartoon from AD, both De Pers … [Read more...] about Dutch news site removes Vilks cartoon
Imax film Journey to Mecca opens at the Ontario Science Centre
Abu Abdullah Muhammed Ibn Abdullah Al Lawati Al Tanji Ibn Battuta is the subject of an Imax film playing at the Ontario Science Centre in conjunction with the new exhibit: Sultans of Science: 1,000 Years of Knowledge Rediscovered. Also known as Ibn Battuta, the thinker spent about half his life travelling, setting out from Tangier, Morocco, in AD 1325 and returning 29 years … [Read more...] about Imax film Journey to Mecca opens at the Ontario Science Centre
Concern about anti-Islam comments
ROTTERDAM - National Coordinator for Anti-terrorism (NCTb) Tjibbe Joustra fears the effects of the tone that some prominent Dutch are taking in the discussion of Islam, he says in the AD on Monday. The paper claims that Joustra is referring to statements from MP Geert Wilders and Ehsan Jami, founder of the Committee for Former Muslims. But a spokesperson for Joustra says his … [Read more...] about Concern about anti-Islam comments