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Closing the week 51
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.)
Contested 'Dutch' Space – Place, space and field
Much of the debate about the establishment of mosques, women with niqab, processes of alienation among native Dutch in migrant areas, christmas decoration and so on, pertain to the issue of ‘place’ as in physical areas that are related to humans and their practices in particular ways. All kinds of histories, practices, meanings and experiences turn an area into much more than just an area. It is an imaginary landscape imbued with all kinds of meanings and contestations of those meanings changing over time. The dynamics of space and place constitute an important research field for anthropologists as they try go grasp the significance of the connections between people’s everyday lives, materiality and place in particular contexts.
Dutch local Jihadist networks
The Dutch General Intelligence and Security Agency (AIVD) announced today that the threat of local jihadist networks against the Netherlands has decreased. Dutch Jihadists appear to focus on jihad outside the country it is stated in the recent Dutch language publication ‘Lokale jihadistische netwerken in Nederland. Veranderingen in het dreigingsbeeld’ (‘Local Jihadist Networks in the Netherlands. Changes in the security assessment’). This report is a follow-up on ‘Violent Jihad in the Netherlands. Current Trends in the islamist terrorist threat), published in 2006.
UPDATED 16-12-2009
Moslimhobbyisme
Moslimhobbyisme, een woord uitgevonden door de Telegraaf. Gefeliciteerd. Hele volksstammen van het plebs van de reaguurders van Geenstijl tot elitaire columnisten van de Volkskrant en van politici tot huisvrouwen houden zich hiermee bezig. Het is een vorm van postzegelverzamelen vermengd met het gezelschapsspel Ganzenborden. Aardig vermaak, als we maar niet denken dat het ook maar enig verband heeft met de realiteit van alledag.
Over de complexiteit van kerstbomen
Antropologen mogen de dingen graag wat complexer maken. Nodeloos complex volgens sommigen misschien, maar de ratio is erachter is simpel en helder: de sociale werkelijkheid is complex. Dat blijkt maar weer eens uit de discussies over de kerstboom op de Haagse Hogeschool en het verbieden van het dragen van een kruisje bij de Amsterdamse GVB.
Closing the week 50
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.)
Christmas tree hugging at the HHS
The Dutch higher vocational school ‘Haagse Hogeschool (HHS)’ has banned the christmas tree from its school because it is too christian and/or Dutch and does not signify an international image. This, as to be expected, caused controversy.
Visual representation of Muslim women and the state
In several previous posts I have paid attention to the use of images of Muslim women in government ads. Such campaigns usually evoke some debate and yes we have a new one again.
New Publication: Global Salafism – Islam’s New Religious Movement
“Salafism” and “jihadi-Salafism” have become significant doctrinal trends in contemporary Islamic thought, yet the West largely fails to offer a sophisticated and discerning definition of these movements. A new publication by Roel Meijer tries to fill the gaps.