Date of source: Sunday, July 17, 2005
The first question that comes to mind after the London explosions is: what took them so long? The answer may be that in the past four years the British authorities have succeeded in preventing attacks on a number of occasions.
Date of source: Friday, November 26, 2004
More than 11 million Muslims have emigrated to Europe during the past half-century, most of them from North Africa and Turkey. Four million North Africans settled in France, three million Turks in Germany and the rest in Spain and Scandinavian countries.
Date of source: Tuesday, February 21, 2006
In an interview with al-Sharq al-Awsat, Dutch member of the parliament of Moroccan origin, ‘Alī al-Azraq has blamed Dutch society for the emergence of extremist groups, arguing that Muhammad Buwīrī, murderer of filmmaker Theo Van Gogh, is a pure Dutch product.
Date of source: Saturday, February 4, 2006
Dutch authorities have recently opened special prisons for Muslim fundamentalists for fear that they might influence their fellow prisoners.
Date of source: Saturday, December 24, 2005
‘Ādil Darwīsh believes that there is a common factor among Sydney’s "racial” demonstrations, France’s riots, the London bombings, the Madrid bombings and the murder of Dutch filmmaker, Theo Van Gogh. According to Darwīsh, in all cases, the big cultural gap between immigrants and natives has bred...
Date of source: Saturday, December 24, 2005
Rajab al-Bannā believes that Islam is being attacked everywhere, citing examples from Denmark, The Netherlands and Australia.
Date of source: Monday, December 26, 2005
Al-Usbou‘, al-Ahrām al-‘Arabī and Rose al-Yousuf report on the reaction to the controversial cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, published few months ago by the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten.
Date of source: Sunday, December 18, 2005
The convicted murderer of Theo van Gogh, has said in court that the United States, the Netherlands and anyone who respects the laws of those countries is a legitimate target for Islamic holy warriors.
Date of source: Friday, December 16, 2005
The Danish prime minister had declined to receive 19 ambassadors from Arab and Muslim countries even though he received a Somali-born woman [‘Alī Hirsi ‘Alī] who wrote the script for a controversial documentary called ’Submission’ directed by Dutch Theo van Gogh. The newspapers also suggest that...
Date of source: Monday, December 5, 2005
Fourteen members of a terrorist cell, including the man accused of being behind the murder of Dutch filmmaker, Theo Van Gogh, are expected to stand before the court in The Netherlands today.