Telegraph | News | Town that breeds suicide bombers
Telegraph | News | Town that breeds suicide bombers By Fiona Govan Their destination may be almost 3,000 miles away, but the draw of martyrdom in Iraq is proving irresistable for the young men...
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‘Religion of War, Religion of Peace’ – Arrival Lecture of Abdolkarim Soroush
On 7 december 2006 Abdolkarim Soroush will deliver his Arrival Lecture as ISIM Visiting Professor at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and ISIM have jointly organized this lecture to mark the start of...
Iraanse Rechtspraak of Hosselen?
Via verschillende sites en diverse mailtjes bereikt mij het Powerpoint bestandje iraanserechtspraak.pps met de volgende tekst: Een kindje van 8 jaar werd op een markt in Iran betrapt op het stelen van een brood....
Muslim Fashionistas
While in several European countries there is a debate going on about the practice of veiling, the issue of Muslim attire in general is a very interesting one. Islam and fashion, or for women...
Dutch Elections – The day after
Four people have send me an email, asking me what did I vote. Well, I’m not going to tell you. For a nice summary of the election result see the Washington Post. As expected,...
AEI – Hirsi Ali: Setting Themselves Apart
AEI – Hirsi Ali: Setting Themselves Apart British Prime Minister Tony Blair says the Muslim veil is a mark of separation, which makes the integration of Muslim women into society more difficult. He’s right....
The Dutch Elections 2006
So, today were the elections in the Netherlands and as i write this (yes of course I have voted) the votes are still counted. As Crooked Timber notes these elections might not be extremely...
Al Nisa – Islamitische vrouwen manifest (IV/M)!
Op 21 november j.l. presenteerde stichting Al Nisa i.s.m. Onderzoeksschool ASCA van de Universiteit van Amsterdam en de faculteit Godgeleerdheid & Godsdienstwetenschap van de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen het: ISLAMITISCHE VROUWEN MANIFEST (IV/M)! Dinsdag 21 november...
From hotdogs to herring: Taking back New Amsterdam
Gawker reports that ‘Brave Activists Fight To Take Back New Amsterdam’ The group Give us back New York. have embarked on a mission to revert the control over New York to its original colonizer:...
International Herald Tribune – Politicus: Nudging to consensus over Dutch Muslims
Politicus: Nudging to consensus over Dutch Muslims – Europe – International Herald Tribune John Vinocur / International Herald Tribune AMSTERDAM: The Dutch don’t talk about a victory because the word doesn’t really fit. But...