April 24, 2014 Two Dutch suicide bombers have died in attacks in Iraq and Syria, home affairs minister Ronald Plasterk said on Wednesday at the publication of the AIVD’s annual report. The AIVD is the country’s General Intelligence and Security Service of the Netherlands. One man was involved in an attack on citizens in…
April 16 2013 Dutch security service AIVD has said in a briefing to MPs that it passed information on to foreign security services which helped foil an al-Qaeda attack. According to the briefing the information gathered at the end of last year led to the “arrest of three al-Qaeda terrorists who were sent to…
Rabia Bouzian, a 24 year old woman of Moroccan origin, has been chosen “Student of 2009” by the Student Unions LSVb and ISO and the ScienceGuide website in the Netherlands. She will be awarded by minister of education Ronald Plasterk (PvdA) Thursday afternoon. Bouzian studies at Rotterdam University and was selected based on her work…
Dutch parliament member Samira Bouchibti has reacted to the release this month of Imhalal.com, a search engine which provides starred ratings of results according to their acceptability in Islamic law. The PvdA (Dutch Labour Party) parliament member says that the new engine should not be used in schools, since it encourages discrimination of gays by…
Dutch Education Minister Ronald Plasterk confirmed extending a proposed ban on the face veil – also known as the niqab – from schools and universities, and the ban applying to students, teachers, and service providers. “It will forbid any kind of garment that covers the face. The intention is to ensure that all people who…
