Het Collectief tegen Islamofobie en Discriminatie en Emcemo organiseren in aanloop naar de verkiezingen verschillende debatten met politici en anderen over de aanpak van moslimhaat en moslimdiscriminatie. In dat kader is tussen 25 januari en 16 februari een verkennende peiling uitgezet. Martijn de Koning en Ewoud Butter beschrijven hieronder de resultaten van deze peiling. Door […]Continue Reading →
In 2019 I wrote a series of posts here: A short history of ‘good’ and ‘bad’ Muslims in the Netherlands. It was an exploration of the distinction between acceptable and unacceptable Islam and Muslims resonated throughout Dutch history. In the beginning of this year the editors of the Dutch journal Trajecta. Religion, Culture and Society […]Continue Reading →
The Journal of Muslims in Europe has published a special issue on Salafism in Europe, edited by Sabine Damir-Geilsdorf and Mira Menzfeld, and I had the honour of being one of the writers. Here are all the articles listed, the first is Open Access, the others unfortunately not. Methodological and Ethical Challenges in Empirical Approaches to SalafismIntroduction […]Continue Reading →
Together with my colleagues Annelies Moors and Vanessa Vroon, I have published an article in the peer-reviewed journal Sociology of Islam on the debates regarding Muslim-only marriages in the Netherlands. From the mid-2000s, Dutch policy makers, the media, and others have started to define Muslim-only marriages as a problem. This contribution unpacks a recent hype, […]Continue Reading →
Inleidende lezing tijdens de boekpresentatie van Radicalization in Belgium and the Netherlands – Critical perspectives on violence and security (Bloomsbury, 2019) 12 juni jongstleden. Mede namens Nadia Fadil en Francesco Ragazzi heet ik u van harte welkom op de presentatie van ons boek Radicalization in Belgium and the Netherlands – Critical perspectives on violence and […]Continue Reading →
In opdracht van het Islamic Institute Netherlands for Education and Research heeft Ineke van der Valk (Universiteit Leiden) een boek samengesteld over islamofobie in relatie tot moskeeën. De aanleiding hiervoor is de zorg in moslimgemeenschappen over weerstand en agressie tegen moskeeën. De essays gaan in op verschillende aspecten van agressie en weerstand tegen moskeeën evenals […]Continue Reading →
Datum: 12 juni 2019 19.00 – 22.00 uur, Amsterdam Aanmelden is verplicht, zie onderaan. Nederland en België hebben een belangrijke rol gespeeld in de ontwikkeling van het begrip radicalisering. Geïntroduceerd rond 2001 door de AIVD voor gewelddadige en niet-gewelddadige vormen van politieke islam, is de term ingeburgerd geraakt in binnen- en buitenland en in beleidskringen […]Continue Reading →
Histories of Violence is a multi-media forum dedicated to exploring the theoretical, empirical and aesthetic dimensions to violence. Founded and Directed by Dr. Brad Evans, this trans-disciplinary project provides an open access platform for the specific purposes of academic and public engagement; knowledge transfer; political discussion; philosophical reflection; along with exhibiting works whichContinue Reading →
Histories of Violence is a multi-media forum dedicated to exploring the theoretical, empirical and aesthetic dimensions to violence. Founded and Directed by Dr. Brad Evans, this trans-disciplinary project provides an open access platform for the specific purposes of academic and public engagement; knowledge transfer; political discussion; philosophical reflection; along with exhibiting works whichContinue Reading →
Histories of Violence is a multi-media forum dedicated to exploring the theoretical, empirical and aesthetic dimensions to violence. Founded and Directed by Dr. Brad Evans, this trans-disciplinary project provides an open access platform for the specific purposes of academic and public engagement; knowledge transfer; political discussion; philosophical reflection; along with exhibiting works whichContinue Reading →