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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.
Date of source: Sunday, December 1, 2002
Unknown persons threw a bomb at a mosque in Venlo in the Netherlands. A synagogue in Antwerp, Belgium was attacked with molotov cocktails. The Belgian police detained the president of the Arab-European Association. The police suspected him as one of the leaders causing riots in Belgium.
Date of source: Monday, November 11, 2002
Thousands of Dutch people showed their interest to join the Muslim community in the Netherlands in fasting for Ramadan. They sent e-mails to Arabic and Islamic internet sites asking about the times of beginning and ending and the morals, the benefits and the main aim of fasting.
Date of source: Friday, November 8, 2002
Some members of the Dutch parliament asked the Ministry of Public Security to close some Islamic schools in the Netherlands. They claim that these schools do not respect the Dutch laws. The ministry decided to close these schools if they prove unable to integrate within Dutch society.
Date of source: Monday, October 7, 2002
The mother of a 13-year-old Dutch girl claims that eight Turkish persons raped her daughter because she refused to go out with them for a ride and preferred to accompany some Moroccan friends.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 2, 2002
Forty imams in the Netherlands recently attended a three-day course on Dutch customs and traditions. Now they will undergo mandatory courses on the Dutch language and the values and norms of the Dutch society. Imams have to pass these courses with a certain percentage otherwise they will be...
Date of source: Saturday, September 28, 2002
. Members of the Dutch parliament recommend that Muslim imams must be given courses on the Dutch language and traditions, especially as some of them urge Muslim youths in the Netherlands to join the armed jihad and avenge the enemies of Islam
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Emerging Perspectives on Intercultural and Interreligious Relations
Dialogue Across Borders is a database of summary translations of Arabic newspaper articles with references to their sources about intercultural and interreligious relations, focusing primarily but not exclusively on Muslim-Christian relations. The database also contains articles with editorial analysis and interviews on the subject.