Date of source: Thursday, October 2, 2003
A member of the Dutch right wing Peoples Party for Freedom and Democracy [VVD] has called for a law allowing authorities to close mosques that are believed to pose a danger to Dutch society.
Date of source: Sunday, March 2, 2003
The Liberal bloc in the European Parliament organized a summit titled “Freedom in Islam and Christianity.” Some speakers said that all revealed religions call for peace and having dialogue. They referred to the importance of overcoming negative issues between Islam and the West. Full Text The...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 4, 2003
The Belgian Finance minister ordered the freezing of the accounts of the director of the Global Relief Foundation and his wife for suspicion that they have connection with Al-Qa´ida. The wife told Het Volk newspaper that their being Muslims does not mean that they are terrorists or supporters...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 12, 2003
The events and consequences of September 11 represent the peak of the historical and social development that the Islamic world has witnessed since World War II. This development witnessed agreement and conflict between Americanization and Islamization, which are the two faces of the crisis of the...
Date of source: Sunday, February 2, 2003
According to a request made by the European Commission, the Belgian Finance minister ordered the freezing of the accounts of the director of the Global Relief Foundation and his wife. The suspicions that the organization is involved with Al-Qa´ida Network is the probable reason for freezing...
Date of source: Sunday, January 12, 2003
The Dutch People´s Party for Freedom and Democracy [VVD] demands that the flow of incoming imams for mosques in The Netherlands from Islamic countries be halted, starting in the year 2007. It also demands to forbid giving work permits for imams coming from outside the country.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 27, 2005
The Court of Amsterdam has sentenced Muhammad Bouyari, the 27-year-old son of Moroccan immigrants, to life imprisonment after he was found guilty of murdering Dutch filmmaker Theo Van Gogh.
Date of source: Friday, December 6, 2002
The leader of the Dutch People´s Party for Freedom and Democracy said the party is studying the possibility of attacking Islamic schools through legal means. He urged Muslim parents to send their children to Dutch schools. He believes that Islamic schools prevent children from integrating...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 3, 2002
The central Dutch office of statistics declared that the number of Muslims in The Netherlands is increasing. A famous Dutchman who converted to Islam stated that the number of Dutch youth converting to Islam increased due to the increase of opportunities of communication and acquaintances among the...
Date of source: Sunday, December 8, 2002
A Dutch news agency said that the Dutch Administration of Immigration and Foreigners´ Affairs takes the necessary procedures to officially announce that Usama Roshdy is considered persona non grata in The Netherlands.