Germany/Netherlands: Immigrants more sexually active Two recent studies in Germany and the Netherlands examined the sexual behavior of young people. Both found differences between the ethnic population and immigrants.
Netherlands: Feeling Dutch dependent on job and language Being fluent in Dutch plays an important role in whether non-Western immigrants feel Dutch.
Amsterdam: Two men questioned in US terror probe ( video of the arrest ) Via AP : Dutch investigators on Tuesday questioned two men arrested at Amsterdam’s airport after U.S. authorities found suspicious items in their checked luggage, including a cell phone taped to a Pepto-Bismol bottle and a knife and box cutter.
Netherlands: ‘Fasting is your choice, your problem’ ( Shirley de Jong , CC licence ) Muslims working in the TNT (mail company) sorting center in Nieuwegein are upset about the eating rules. The new Ramadan rules appeared earlier this month on the bulletin board: no praying during work and enforced breaks at set times.
Netherlands: Moroccans suffer least from cancer, heart disease; Turks the most Moroccans were admitted in 2008 to hosptails for cancer, heart and vascula diseases the least, compared with other ethnic groups.
Netherlands: Somali refugee worked for al-Shabab in asylum center Last year Dutch authorities arrested American-Somali Mahamud Said Omar by request of the American authorities. Omar is suspected of being a key figure in al-Shabab activities in the US, and specifically Minneapolis. His extradition case is still making its way through the Dutch judicial system.
Utrecht: Ramadan shopping In Lombok, the Muslim district of the Dutch city of Utrecht, the shops are busy.
Netherlands: Turks need not attend integration courses ( photo ) Via Dutch News : A court in Rotterdam ruled on Friday that Turks with a residence permit may not be compelled to attend integration courses, reports Trouw. Two Turks brought the case because they do not agree with the 2007 integration law that obliges immigrants to attend the courses
Netherlands: Christian Democrats oppose deal with anti-Islam party ( photo ) The letter, signed by local and regional party activists, is published online here (NL). Supporters are asked to sign the petition, but the signatures do not appear online
Rotterdam : Court dismisses Tariq Ramadan’s lawsuit ( photo ) Tariq Ramadan already announced he will appeal ( NL ). Via AP : A Dutch court has rejected a wrongful dismissal lawsuit brought by prominent Muslim scholar Tariq Ramadan, saying the city of Rotterdam had good reasons for ending his contract.