Netherlands: Burka ban might popularize it, warns Muslim politician 0
Netherlands: Burka ban might popularize it, warns Muslim politician Via JPost : It’s easy to see why Fatima Elatik dislikes burkas.
Netherlands: Immigration minister wants to get rid of ‘allochtoon’ 0
Netherlands: Immigration minister wants to get rid of ‘allochtoon’ Via DutchNews : The word allochtoon, literally meaning non-native, should no longer be applied to people born in the Netherlands, immigration minister Gerd Leers told a meeting on Monday night, according to the Telegraaf. ‘I want people born in the Netherlands to be called Dutch, plain and simple, not non-native,’ Leers told the readers of women’s magazine Libelle. ( source )
Netherlands: Immigration minister wants to get rid of ‘allochtoon’ 0
Netherlands: Immigration minister wants to get rid of ‘allochtoon’ Via DutchNews : The word allochtoon, literally meaning non-native, should no longer be applied to people born in the Netherlands, immigration minister Gerd Leers told a meeting on Monday night, according to the Telegraaf.
Netherlands: Police don’t intend to enforce burqa ban 0
Netherlands: Police don’t intend to enforce burqa ban Via RNW : Once the burqa ban passed by the Dutch conservative coalition on Friday is approved by parliament, police will be obliged to enforce it, Security and Justice Minister Yvo Opstelten stresses.
Netherlands: Satirist drops burqa song after death threats 0
Netherlands: Satirist drops burqa song after death threats Via RNW : Dutch satirist Johan Vlemmix has decided not to perform his latest hit Do the Burqa onstage following death threats. The song, a carnival parody to the music of Van McCoy’s Do the Hustle, is a huge success on YouTube, so much so that the video provider has switched off the comments facility. Too many people were posting angry reactions saying that they had been insulted.
Hague: Muslim party wants dog ban 0
Hague: Muslim party wants dog ban via Spitsnieuws (Dutch): Hasan Küçük, Hague councilor for the Islam Democrats, says dogs should be banned as pets in the city, reports De Telegraaf.
Netherlands: Law to ban burkas highly criticised by government advisors 0
Netherlands: Law to ban burkas highly criticised by government advisors Via DutchNews : Draft legislation aimed at banning burkas in the Netherlands has been heavily criticised by the government’s most important advisory body and needs significant amendments, news agency ANP reports, citing regional newspapers. ( source )
Netherlands: PM says headscarves are not a symbol of oppression 0
Netherlands: PM says headscarves are not a symbol of oppression Via RNW : In a weekly meeting with the press, Prime Minister Mark Rutte has backed remarks made yesterday by Queen Beatrix that it is “nonsense” to say the Islamic headscarf is a symbol of women’s oppression. (…) Today, he added the queen’s comments were “completely right”. He said Mr Wilders’ comments on headscarves being a symbol of oppression were much too general, “There are lots of women who wear headscarves, they are not all oppressed.” ( source )
Netherlands: Majority Dutch think Queen should wear headscarf to mosque 0
Netherlands: Majority Dutch think Queen should wear headscarf to mosque Via De Telegraaf (Dutch): Queen Beatrix wore a headscarf while visiting a mosque in Oman this week, as a sign of respect for local custom. The Party for Freedom (PVV) criticized her, saying she was supporting the oppression of women under Islam. According to a Maurice de Hond poll, 79% of the Dutch think she acted properly.
Netherlands/Abu Dhabi: Queen’s headscarf causes row 0
Netherlands/Abu Dhabi: Queen’s headscarf causes row Queen Beatrix and Princess Máxima in Abu Dhabi Via RNW : Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, who is in Abu Dhabi, wore a headscarf when she visited the Sheikh Zayed Mosque this morning out of respect for the customs, traditions and conventions of Islam, says Foreign Minister Uri Rosenthal. The queen is on a two-day state visit to the United Arab Emirates. “Not to have worn one during a visit to a mosque wasn’t an option.