International Women’s Day is being observed around the world. For more than 100 years, March 8th has been a day to take note of the position of women in society and to celebrate their achiements. RNW’s Arab department marks the day with portraits of […]
AFP | Apr 03, 2013 | JORDAN TIMES LONDON — As many as 600 Europeans have joined the rebels fighting government forces in Syria, according to a British study. Jihadists from 14 European countries including France, Germany, Britain and the Netherlands are among those to enter the conflict, according to […]
A former Dutch MP has admitted that recognizing polygamy in law is the next logical step after redefining marriage to include same-sex couples. Speaking to the French online magazine, Yagg, Boris Dittrich said there was now a movement in the Netherlands to introduce multi-partner marriages. Campaign Mr Dittrich, who led […]
Citizens who go abroad to fight for Islamist militant groups are returning “radicalised” and “traumatised”, Dutch officials say. The Dutch government has raised its terror threat level over fears Dutch […]
Source: The Huffington Post AMSTERDAM — A commission investigating abuse of children linked to Dutch Roman Catholic institutions says girls were sexually abused by members of the clergy in their homes and in church, while they suffered physical abuse and intimidation at the hands of nuns at homes for young […]
OnIslam & News Agencies Tuesday, 05 March 2013 00:00 “I have all faith in Allah to support me and to guide me through these moments,” Doorn said. AMSTERDAM – A […]
Source: onislam. AMSTERDAM – A leading member in far-right Dutch politician Geert Wilders’ party has reverted to Islam after an extensive study about the Islamic religion and Muslims. “I can understand people are skeptic, especially that it is unexpected for many of them,” Arnoud Van Doorn told Al-Jazeera English […]
Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands is retiring. She announced in a televised statement on Monday evening that she is stepping down in favour of her son, Prince William-Alexander. The queen, who will celebrate her 75th birthday later this week, said she had been thinking about this moment for several years […]
STORY SUMMARY The chief of the Netherlands’ top intelligence agency is warning that dozens of Dutch citizens are fighting with rebels in Syria and could return home battle-hardened, traumatized and even further radicalized. Read more: http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2013/Feb-08/205629-spy-chief-dutch-citizens-are-fighting-in-syria.ashx#ixzz2KP53NiMR (The Daily Star :: Lebanon News :: http://www.dailystar.com.lb)
AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE ARABPRESS Friday 4 January 2013 Childhood toys lost in a war-torn field have inspired an odd-looking invention like a giant dandelion seed head which its young Dutch […]
Almere Poort is becoming more useful. On Tuesday the 11th of December, The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community signed a purchase agreement with the municipality for the construction of a mosque at the Cascade Park. The park also has other offices, public facilities and housing. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, who is building a mosque, […]
Mayors and local councillors in the Netherlands are facing rising levels of violence. According to a new report, 61% of Dutch mayors have been the victims of violence or aggression. More than half of the Netherlands’ local councillors have had similar experiences. The threats, intimidation and violence perpetrated by disgruntled […]
Geert Wilders spoke up on Tuesday afternoon for lawyer Bram Moszkowicz whose licence to practice was revoked earlier in the day. The anti-immigration PVV leader, who was defended by Moszkowicz during his trial on hatred and discrimination charges, said: ‘Bram’s defence at my trial was excellent.’ The MP went on […]
Dutch psychologists who discovered that leaning to the left makes the Eiffel Tower seem smaller have been honoured at this year’s Ig Nobel Awards. The annual prizes are awarded by the Annals of Improbable Research for “research that makes people laugh and then think”. They are inspired by the Nobel prizes, which […]
The Netherlands only nuclear power plant, at Borssele in Zeeland, does not meet international standards for coping with flooding or earthquakes, Trouwreports on Wednesday. In addition, equipment which is supposed to be used in the case of a serious problem is not properly stored to withstand a natural disaster, the paper […]
Australia will not refuse MP and anti-Islam campaigner Geert Wilders a visa, immigration minister Chris Bowen said on Tuesday in a radio interview. Wilders was due in Australia later this month to give two speeches at the invitation of an Australian anti-Islam group. On Monday the Telegraaf reported he had […]
The speaker of the European parliament has strongly condemned the recent anti-Islam film Innocence of Muslims. But he in his turn has been roundly criticised for giving in to extremists. The film continues to provoke fierce reactions in the Western as well as the Arab world. “I condemn strongly not […]
An Australian anti-Islam group which has invited Dutch MP Geert Wilders to give two speeches next month, has accused the Australian authorities of delaying his visa application. The Q Society says although Wilders applied for a visa three weeks ago, he has yet to receive it. ‘We cannot see why […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Most of what Wilders has said or written over the years against the Muslims and Islam will fall in the category of hate speech […]
Muslims should not take the controversial film Innocence of Muslims too seriously, Rotterdam mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb told RTV Rijnmond on Monday evening. The American-made film shows the Prophet Mohammed as a sexually predatory gangster and conman. It has caused a backlash across the Middle East and several countries with large […]
