Retrial Begins for Woman Convicted of Terrorism Charges in the Netherlands

February 15, 2014   The case of Soumaya S – given a four year jail term in 2008 for terrorism, and about whose conviction there are now serious doubts – is now being heard in an Amsterdam court, according to the Telegraaf. The Supreme Court ordered a retrial of her case in 2011, following claims…

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Dutch Immigration Minister Calls to Eliminate Term ‘Allochtoon’

31 January 2012   Immigration minister Geerd Leers has called for elimination of the term allochtoon, a designation connoting “non-native” and widely  \applied in popular use to describe non-western immigrants (particularly from Turkey and Morocco) and their children, up to third generation. Leers commented in a magazine interview, “I want people born in the Netherlands…

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Update: Moroccan Imam Does Not Apply for Dutch Visa

20 December 2011   A Moroccan Imam invited to speak at a conference in Amsterdam did not apply for a visa to enter the country, according to the Telegraaf. Politicians had condemned the invitation and called for his entry to the country to be banned, when it was revealed that the Imam had supported a…

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Meal Refunds for Muslim Students at Dutch University Orientation

7 August 2011   Muslims participating at an orientation week at Leiden University are able to receive a refund on their meal tickets, as this year’s activities fall during the month of Ramadan. Muslim students who hand back their meal tickets will receive 30 euros back from their 65 euro registration fees. De Telegraaf reports…

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Dutch MP Says Burqa Conflicts with Good Manners

29 June 2011 Dutch Home Affairs Minister Piet Hein Donner announced during the recent parliamentary debate over integration that the burqa is ‘against Dutch norms and manners’. Just as individuals are not permitted to walk around the streets naked, they should be prevented from wearing the burka. According to coverage in the Telegraaf, then, the…

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