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An anthropology of Muslims in Europe - A modest attempt by Martijn

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The Politics of Dutch Tolerance 1

Headline / Multiculti Issues

The Politics of Dutch Tolerance

Tolerance is perhaps one of the main mythical characteristics of Dutch society. Mythical in the sense that it is a sacred narrative concerning how the Netherlands and the Dutch people came to have their present form. It can be traced back to the Dutch golden era, the 17th century and is still an important issue in debates and the relationship between different people. The discourse on tolerance however is blinding us for structural differences and forms of exclusion, in particular in a time when the idea of tolerance is transformed, from something that a dominant group is able to give to a minority group, to something the dominant group demands from the minority group.

Closing the week 28 0

Blogosphere

Closing the week 28

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 with special attention for the Uighurs Muslims and Marwa el Sherbini.

The tragic death of Marwa El Sherbini 14

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The tragic death of Marwa El Sherbini

Probably most of you by now read about the tragic story of Marwa El Sherbini. Now there are a number of ways in which this event can be framed. We can talk about a terrorist attack at the German constitutional state, we can talk about an act of heroïsm: the husband who tries to save the woman he loves and/or the mother of his children, we can talk about how Russian culture influences Alex’s decision to kill her or how German culture is to blame. We can talk about it as proof of a serious breach in the safety procedures of the court room. But this doesn’t happen. In general we see two frames: headscarf-martyr and the angry Muslim.

Rebelle – Art, feminism and Muslim women 2

Arts & culture / Gender, Kinship & Marriage Issues

Rebelle – Art, feminism and Muslim women

From postering activists to virtual cyber art. Forty years of art
history are on display in Rebelle. According to the press statement, while the topic of art and feminism has both champions and opponents, everyone is in agreement about one thing: feminism permanently changed the artistic landscape. The exhibition includes three contributions from Middle Eastern feminist artists: Shadi Ghadirian, Gülsün Karamustafa and Parastou Forouhar.

Sheikh Google, Sharia & Arbitrage 0

Multiculti Issues

Sheikh Google, Sharia & Arbitrage

Flink wat ophef zo her en der over Civitas rapport geschreven door Denis MacEoin waarin aangetoond zou worden dat er niet 5 maar 85 shariarechtbanken zijn en dat de uitspraken van deze rechtbanken haaks staan op de Europese rechtsbeginselen. En wat een ongelooflijk rioolonderzoek is dat eigenlijk. Maar los van dat, waarom eigenlijk geen sharia arbitrage in Nederland als tegenwicht tegen de, al dan niet vermeende, islamisering?

Closing the week 26 0

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Closing the week 26

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.)

Zelfdoding, vrouwen en etniciteit – Suicidal behaviour in relation to gender and ethnicity 0

Gender, Kinship & Marriage Issues / Multiculti Issues

Zelfdoding, vrouwen en etniciteit – Suicidal behaviour in relation to gender and ethnicity

PhD thesis Diana van Bergen: Suicidal Behaviour of Young Migrant Women in The Netherlands. A Comparative Study of Minority and Majority Women. English abstract.
Om na te gaan welke factoren suïcidaal gedrag kunnen veroorzaken, interviewde Van Bergen vrouwen die eerder een zelfmoordpoging hadden ondernomen;zowel vrouwen met een migratieachtergrond als autochtone vrouwen. In de levensverhalen van de migrantenvrouwen die een zelfmoordpoging hadden gedaan, bleek vooral de strijd met de familie over essentiële keuzen in hun leven centraal te staan. Verwacht werd dat Turkse, Marokkaanse en Surinaams-hindostaanse vrouwen aan zouden geven te weinig autonomie te hebben. Dat bleek echter vooral het geval te zijn voor Turkse en Marokkaanse meisjes, terwijl voor Hindostaans-Nederlandse en autochtoon-Nederlandse meisjes verwaarlozing en gebrek aan affectieve ondersteuning van groot belang zijn.