Woolwich and the dark underbelly of British Islam

Just about everyone, from every political party and from none, is lining up to have a go at our dim, tattooed thugs, so they must have done something. And, of course, they have. Their aggressive and moronic behaviour has caused offence and fear and may even have directly contributed to acts of violence against UK…

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Underage Girl Married in Islamic Ceremony in the Netherlands

May 14 2013   According to De Volkskrant, during a meeting on honor-related violence held by the social affairs ministry, police announced that they had supported an underage girl’s Islamic marriage. The Pakistani girl, who was in love with a Pakistani Hindu boy in her neighbourhood, was resisting a planned marriage to a cousin in…

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Dutch Labour Party Disagrees on Plan to Criminalize Illegal Immigrants

27 April 2013   The plan by the ruling coalition of the Dutch government to make it a criminal offence to be an illegal immigrant is causing divisions within the ruling Labour (PvdA) party. The Labour party had agreed with the Liberal (VVD) party to criminalize illegal immigration as part of last year’s coalition agreement….

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Dutch-Turkish MPs Call for Muslim Foster Parents to “Take Responsibility”

March 18 2013   Two Dutch MPs of Turkish origin have called on more Muslim families to volunteer as foster parents. The comments follow recent unease in Turkey about a lesbian couple fostering a boy born to Muslim parents. The MPs used social media networks to spread a message asking Islamic parents to “stop taking…

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Dutch Ministry Figures on Female Circumcision

6 February 2013   According to the Dutch Health Ministry, efforts in the Netherlands to eradicate female circumcision are proving effective. While exact figures are unavailable, Pharos research institute estimates some 40-50 girls living in the Netherlands may undergo female circumcision every year, during visits to their country of origin. In total some 30,000 women…

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