An anthropology of Muslims in Europe - A modest attempt by Martijn
The trial against Geert Wilders for insulting groups and incitement to hatred is still going on. Last week we saw the testimonies of supporters of Geert Wilders: Hans Jansen, Amina Wudud and Simon Admiraal. This week the prosecutors will deliver their sentencing plea.
A weekly round up of writings on the Internet, some relevant for my research, some political, some funny but all of them interesting (Dutch/English). (As usual to a large extent based upon suggestions from Dutch, other European, American and Middle Eastern readers. Thank you all.) This week special attention for ‘the end of the Netherlands Antilles’.
Een wekelijks portie burgerschap. Deze week met de relatie tussen mens en dier in evolutionair perspectief.
Of het nu Trouw, GPD-bladen zoals ED, De Limburger en Stentor, of NU.nl, AD, Spitsnieuws, Parool, DePers, Wereldomroep, Telegraaf, en Elsevier allemaal hebben ze de kop ‘Deskundigen steunen Wilders’ of varianten daarop. Nou hebben Hans Jansen, Simon Admiraal en Syrisch-Amerikaanse psychiater Wafa Sultan best wat te melden over islam en moslims, in feite zijn het pseudo-wetenschappelijke charlatans op dit gebied. En de journalisten doen het niet beter.
UPDATE: 4 October 2010: Wilders in Court
After several pre-trial hearings the court case against Wilders will finally start today. Here I look back at the hearing with Wafa Sultan and think aloud about the implications of this trial with regard to rhetoric and mobilizing people, freedom, responsibility and power.
A weekly round up of writings on the Internet, some relevant for my research, some political, some funny but all of them interesting (Dutch/English). (As usual to a large extent based upon suggestions from Dutch, other European, American and Middle Eastern readers. Thank you all.)
Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Professor Talal Asad, Professor of Anthropology at Graduate Center of the City University of New York, who reflects on his life and work as an anthropologist focusing on religion, modernity, and the complex relationships between Islam and the West.
Een wekelijks portie burgerschap. Deze week met de oudere burger.
