Protected: Binding met Nederland vermindert…

Posted on June 17th, 2005 by martijn.
Categories: Murder on theo Van Gogh and related issues, My Research, Religious and Political Radicalization, Young Muslims, Youth culture (as a practice).

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In the Aftermath of the Van Gogh Assassination: The Future of Islam in the Netherlands

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Categories: Important Publications, International Terrorism, Murder on theo Van Gogh and related issues, Religious and Political Radicalization, Young Muslims.

On ICT – Terrorism & Counter-Terrorism an article of one of my VU co-workers Jeffrey Schwerzel. He cultural anthropologist at the Vrije Universiteit of Amsterdam. He is currently working on his PhD thesis.

The assassination of filmmaker Theo van Gogh rocked Dutch society and politics. In the aftermath of the murder, the government has set about a process of fundamentally changing its policies towards Islam, Muslims, and integration. These issues have become issues of national security. Vice Prime Minister Zalm stated that �We will wage war against extremism.�[1] The impact of the new policies will be immense. Other countries in Europe are closely watching the Netherlands, and will likely follow suit with similar policy changes.

The preoccupation with security may skew the resulting policies in ways that may further antagonize groups in Dutch society. For example, the new legislation proposed will only be applied to Muslim extremists and this will confirm to some Muslims that these policies are targeted against them as a group. The processes the government has set in motion are not as predictable as the government may wish; integration can be stimulated but not enforced. The combined effect of the government�s policies may thus serve to speed up the rapid and unpredictable social changes in Dutch society, rather than calm tensions down. Further upheaval awaits us.

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Protected: Trouw, religie & filosofie – Tolerantie is niet meer neutraal

Posted on June 17th, 2005 by martijn.
Categories: Important Publications, Multiculti Issues.

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Three imams are 'personae non gratae' in the Netherlands

Posted on June 17th, 2005 by martijn.
Categories: Islam in the Netherlands, Religious and Political Radicalization.

Verdonk orders three imams to leave

Immigration and Integration Minister Rita Verdonk has ordered three imams of the Al Fourqaan mosque in Eindhoven, accused of being a threat to public order and national security, to get out of the Netherlands.

Lawyer Marq Wijngaarden is representing the three imams says he will go to court to
block the minister’s order. He did not want to comment further as he has not yet read the full text of Verdonk’s decision.

The Dutch intelligence service AIVD indicated that the imams “contribute to the radicalisation of Muslims in the Netherlands”, the Justice Ministry said earlier this year.

The ministry claimed the imams tried to recruit, or tolerated the recruiting, of Muslims for Jihad, or holy war. They are also accused of using their sermons to urge Muslims to “isolate” themselves from the rest of Dutch society.

The AIVD said the mosque in Eindhoven disseminated the Salafist philosophy � which is strongly opposed to Western society and the imams there were sponsoring aversion of the West in their sermons.

Well I hope they have more against them then the Salafist philosophy, because the question is which Salafist philosopy; it is not a clear cut and homogenous philosophy.

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Three imams are ‘personae non gratae’ in the Netherlands

Posted on June 17th, 2005 by .
Categories: Islam in the Netherlands, Religious and Political Radicalization.

Verdonk orders three imams to leave

Immigration and Integration Minister Rita Verdonk has ordered three imams of the Al Fourqaan mosque in Eindhoven, accused of being a threat to public order and national security, to get out of the Netherlands.

Lawyer Marq Wijngaarden is representing the three imams says he will go to court to
block the minister’s order. He did not want to comment further as he has not yet read the full text of Verdonk’s decision.

The Dutch intelligence service AIVD indicated that the imams “contribute to the radicalisation of Muslims in the Netherlands”, the Justice Ministry said earlier this year.

The ministry claimed the imams tried to recruit, or tolerated the recruiting, of Muslims for Jihad, or holy war. They are also accused of using their sermons to urge Muslims to “isolate” themselves from the rest of Dutch society.

The AIVD said the mosque in Eindhoven disseminated the Salafist philosophy � which is strongly opposed to Western society and the imams there were sponsoring aversion of the West in their sermons.

Well I hope they have more against them then the Salafist philosophy, because the question is which Salafist philosopy; it is not a clear cut and homogenous philosophy.

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