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The so-called Islamic State (IS) in The Netherlands; lessons from Egypt?
Date of source: Thursday, February 10, 2022
The so-called Islamic State (IS) may have disappeared but their ideology and that of al-Qa’ida [al-Qāʿida] is still alive, not only in Muslim countries but also in the West. I am using the adjective ‘so-called’ because the overwhelming majority of Muslims does not believe they represent Islam. When...
59. Religious and Cultural Developments in Arab and European Countries and their Impact on Politics
Date of source: Friday, April 15, 2011
Text presented for the European-Arab Dialogue Conference at Crete, April 14-16, 2011. In the past 50 years millions of migrants from southern Mediterranean countries have entered Europe. Of course Europe has witnessed migration gulfs earlier but this one was the first with so many people coming...
4. France bans prayers in street; Holland bans niqāb
Date of source: Sunday, September 18, 2011
*/ A French law banning prayers in the streets, which was approved by the government the day before yesterday (September 16), caused widespread controversy between French Muslims, when the decision forced them to rent military barracks to perform their Friday prayers due to size constraints in...
6. Are the West’s attacks on the prophet and Islam representative of how it regards Muslims?
Date of source: Friday, March 14, 2008
The article presents the reactions of Egyptian newspapers to the increasing offensives against the Prophet Muhammad in Western media.
33. New Dutch film calls for the elimination of the Qur’an because it is the source of destruction in the world
Date of source: Monday, January 28, 2008
Mayy Samīr reports on a new Dutch short film, directed by Geert Wilders, the leader of the conservative Dutch Freedom Party (PVV), who is known for his anti-Islamic attitudes. The film will concentrate on the holy Qur’ān.
7. A new offence against the prophet
Date of source: Thursday, February 15, 2007
An aggressive attack against Islām and Prophet Muhammad by a member of the Dutch Parliament and the vice president of the Party for Freedom, Geert Wilders, threatens to ignite a crisis similar to that of the offensive cartoons.
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