Dutch Islamic and migrant organisations are stepping up their fight against Islamophobia in the Netherlands. Recently the Collective Against Islamophobia and Discrimination published an open letter to minister of Social Affairs, Asscher, and political parties to take action against Islamophobia. Yesterday the Dutch local platform for Islamic Organisations in the Rotterdam-Rijnmond (SPIOR – Platform Islamitische Organisaties Rijnmond) published a research report on Islamophobia: Monitoring Islamophobia in the Netherlands, in cooperation with CIDI (Center for Information and Documentation on Israel) and RADAR (Rotterdam Anti Discrimination Action Council). Continue reading SPIOR: Monitoring Islamophobia in the Netherlands – an explorative study
Category Archives: Activism in general
non-Muslim activism relevant for the research
A Dutch week in 10 bullets: 8
Week 8 in 10 bullets: Continue reading A Dutch week in 10 bullets: 8
A Dutch Week in 10 Bullets: 7
A Dutch week in 10 bullets: Continue reading A Dutch Week in 10 Bullets: 7
Islamophobia in the Netherlands – An Appeal
The Collective against Islamophobia and Discrimination (CTID) published an open letter to minister Asscher and the political parties. Continue reading Islamophobia in the Netherlands – An Appeal
A Dutch Week in 10 Bullets: 6
A Dutch week in 10 bullets. Continue reading A Dutch Week in 10 Bullets: 6
WAWGTDAI? – Introduction to Act?
Welcome on this new blog. It is part of the Religionresearch.org site.
WAWGTDAI? is short for What Are We Going To Do About It? A question some people ask when they see, experience, hear things that are at odds with how they think a situation should be. So what to do then? And if to act, how to act? What would be most effective? What would be appropriate according to one’s own moral reasonings and how do people anticipate reactions from others? Continue reading WAWGTDAI? – Introduction to Act?
Week 5 in 10 Bullets
The week in 10 Bullets: Continue reading Week 5 in 10 Bullets
Interview with Muslim Feminist and Activist Miriam
This is Miriam and she has been a vegan for almost 10 years. This interview was done on 4/26/2013
Rebellen zonder doel
We zien ze als vandalen maar zijn rellende jongeren niet eigenlijk politieke gevangenen? Continue reading Rebellen zonder doel
How to act, if at all?
Dutch Salafi Muslims adopt different styles of activism that blur the binary opposition between the secular and the religious.