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The Price of Freedom

Source: Slate

If any country has enjoyed a long reputation for peaceful and democratic consensus combined with civic fortitude, that country is the Netherlands.

Ayaan Hirsi Ali back in Netherlands

Source: Expatica

Islam critic Ayaan Hirsi Ali returned to the Netherlands as united States' authorities had refused to finance the expenses of her personal security measures.

Bishop urges Christians to call God 'Allah'

Source: WorldNetDaily

Bishop Tiny Muskens (Courtesy Radio Netherlands Worldwide) Catholic churches in the Netherlands should use the name Allah for God to ease tensions between Muslims and Christians, says a Dutch bishop.

Ave, Muhammad: a plea for reason in the debate about Islam

This essay, written together with my brother, was published on the front page of NRC Handelsblad, a Dutch national newspaper, on Tuesday 14 August 2007.

Dutch Muslims Assault Apostate

Source: Australian News Network

Iranian-born politician who heads a Dutch group for "ex-Muslims" will get extra protection after he was attacked near his home, a spokesman for the National Co-ordinator for Counterterrorism said today.

Buscemi Remakes Film of Slain Filmmaker

Source: movies.yahoo.com

In "Interview," Steve Buscemi plays a journalist interviewing a celebrity. Unprepared for the interview and disdainful of his subject's talent, he battles with an actress (Sienna Miller) through an evening that includes head wounds, shouting and kissing.

The Gall To Speak Her Mind

Source: The Washington Post

Clearly, there is something about Ayaan Hirsi Ali that annoys, rankles, irritates. I am speaking as one who does not know Hirsi Ali -- the outspoken Dutch-Somali critic of Islam -- but as one who, while living in Europe, cannot seem to avoid meeting her detractors.

Enter the Dutch 'Infidel,' Faithful to Herself

Source: The New York Times

Ayaan Hirsi Ali is still fighting Islamic strictures, but from quieter shores this time.

Close contest as Dutch cast votes

Source: BBC News

Dutch voters have begun casting their ballots in parliamentary elections, with late opinion polls showing as many as 40% of them undecided.

Muslims address silence on Europe attacks

Source: religionnewsblog.com

From the page: -- Europe's Muslims have remained largely silent in the face of terrorist attacks that have killed 254 people in Madrid, London and Amsterdam. Europeans want to know why. --

How Holland looks like a fool, again

This article was originally published on The Net is Dead A lot of things are going on again in the Netherlands. Like many times in the past, the trouble is related to our immigration policy.

A Candid Dutch Film May Be Too Scary for Immigrants

Source: The New York Times

This is not exactly a run-of-the-mill homework assignment: watch a film clip of an attractive woman sunbathing topless, and try not to be shocked.