A recent study has found that due to the ethnic and religious diversity of Dutch Muslim groups, the existence of an official legal institute for all Muslims in the Netherlands is not possible, and no Sharia courts currently exist in the country. The study was conducted by Radbound University Nijmegen for the Ministry of Justice…
A recent study has found that due to the ethnic and religious diversity of Dutch Muslim groups, the existence of an official legal institute for all Muslims in the Netherlands is not possible, and no Sharia courts currently exist in the country. The study was conducted by Radbound University Nijmegen for the Ministry of Justice…
A survey conducted by researchers at the University of Utrecht reveals that children of Turkish and Moroccan immigrants to the Netherlands practice their religion less rigorously than their parents. The overwhelming majority still see themselves as Muslim. The results stem from a survey of 2000 members of the Turkish-Dutch and Moroccan-Dutch communities and published in…
Amsterdam’s liberal Polder mosque is behind on rent payments and may face closure if it cannot solicit enough in donations to cover its bills. The Polder mosque is a special place in the eyes of its attendees. As one Dutch Muslim describes his experience there, “normally it’s in Arabic but here they translate it. So…
The Dutch Media Authority announced that the Dutch Muslim Broadcasting Foundation (SMON) has received the new broadcasting permit for Islam and may begin broadcasting in September 2010. The decision follows several months of conflict among Islamic broadcasters in the Netherlands, who operate during the percentage of time set aside for religious groups in Dutch media….
