Ayaan Hirsi Ali Publishes on Threat to Christians in Muslim Majority Countries

6 Feb 2012 Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a Somalian refugee who served as a Member of the Dutch Parliament, has published an article in Newsweek detailing the threat which Christians face in Muslim countries. Hirsi Ali asserts that “the conspiracy of silence about the violent expression of religious intolerance must stop”, condemning Western governments and media…

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Dutch Parliament Votes to Ban Ritual Slaughter

28 June 2011 The Dutch parliament voted in favour of banning kosher and halal slaughter of animals, following debate which saw considerable resistance from Jewish and Muslim communities. The ban contains an exception such that groups able to prove that animals do not suffer comparatively more during ritual slaughter than standard methods will be permitted…

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Ritual Slaughter of Animals to Continue in Netherlands

The Dutch Parliament has terminated efforts by the country’s animal rights party (PvdD) to ban the ritual slaughter of animals without anaesthetic. MPs announced that religious freedoms were more important. The news is of relevance to both Jewish and Muslim communities in the country, and their ritual slaughter of cows, chickens, sheep and goats.

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More Immigrants Sit in Dutch Parliament

Following national elections, a study published by the Centre for Political Participation (IPP) shows that the percentage of immigrant parliamentarians has increased slightly compared to 2006. The percentage of non-Western immigrants in parliament now sites at 10.7%, (16 people) up from 8% (12 people) in previous elections.

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    Fitna’ Debated in Dutch Parliament: Wilders Denies Softening Film after Pressure

    Dutch politician Geert Wilders came under attack over his controversial film “Fitna” during a rowdy debate in the Netherlands’ parliament Monday. Ministers claimed that Wilders had toned down the original version of the film. Geert Wilders had originally planned to include footage of pages being torn out of the Koran and burned in his film…

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