From Der Spiegel, with thanks to Gabrielle Goldwater. Dutch member of parliament Ayaan Hirsi Ali has been threatened with death for writing the film “Submission” — which is heavily critical of Islam and for which filmmaker Theo van Gogh was murdered in November. She spoke with SPIEGEL about her life as a fugitive, how to […]
“Sometimes you read about these awful things”
Open day at a mosque in the Dutch city of Middelsburg. A translation, courtesy Cid Martel, of a report in the Dutch Disease blog: There weren’t many but the ones that were there got an elaborate tour through the house of prayer. Past the classrooms where children study the Qur’an in weekends and through the […]
Witness or Suspect? More on Van Gogh investigation
From Expatica, “Doubt raised over new Van Gogh witness,” with thanks to Dutch Cares: AMSTERDAM — The AIVD has again raised doubts about a man who claims to have warned the security service Theo van Gogh was at threat, requesting the public prosecutor’s office (OM) to re-screen the witness to check his reliability. AIVD chief […]
Terror Suspect Travels Around Europe
From Expatica, “Terror suspect ‘returned to’ Netherlands,” with thanks to Dutch Cares AMSTERDAM — Wanted by police, a main suspect of the alleged terror network Hofstadgroep reportedly visited Muslim friends in the Netherlands last month. Nouredine el F. fled the country on 1 November, the day prior to the murder of Theo van Gogh last […]
Dutch PM dhimmitude: “Respect the man that won’t shake hands”
From Cid Martel at the Dutch Disease Blog comes this primo specimen of Eurabian dhimmitude. (Jihad Watch does not read Dutch and makes no claims as to the veracity of the translation.) An imam that does not wish to shake hands with women is to be respected. This is what Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende […]
Holland: Samir A. update — Follow the bouncing ball
He’s in, he’s out. “Samir A. freed again, but may face assault charge,” an update on the ongoing Samir A. drama from
Holland: right-wing protest banned
“Right-wing protest banned in Venray,” from the Dutch Expatica, with thanks to Dutch Cares. AMSTERDAM — Right-wing politician Michiel Smit has been banned from staging a protest in Venray, the scene of recent clashes between Lonsdale youths and Turkish immigrants. Mayor Jos Waals said Saturday’s protest organised by Smit posed a threat to public order. […]
Samir A. re-arrested after assault
Maybe the dhimmis shouldn’t have acquitted him in the first place. From the Dutch Expatica, with thanks to Dutch Cares: AMSTERDAM — Acquitted terror suspect Samir A. has been re-arrested in Rotterdam, this time in connection with the assault on a photographer last week. A. was released from the Nieuwegein jail, near Utrecht, on 6 […]
Van Gogh killer demands more “nuanced” prosecution
That’s the problem with so many who resist the global jihad: we lack “nuance.” I report what Muslim scholars say the Qur’an means and what jihad is, and Islamic apologists respond, “You don’t know anything about Islam.” But never will they share their secret decoder rings with us and explain how it must really be […]
Hirsi Ali among world’s most influential
Our hero May her influence continue to grow. May she become leader of the EU. From Expatica, with thanks to Susan: AMSTERDAM — Dutch Liberal MP Ayaan Hirsi Ali has been named by weekly magazine ‘Time’ as one of the world’s top 100 influential people. She was listed as the 22nd most influential politician in […]