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Three Men Arrested for ‘Armed Jihad’

30 November 2012 Rotterdam police arrested three Muslim men planning to travel to Syria to engage in ‘armed jihad’. The men’s homes contained weapons, farewell letters, and packed rucksacks. Aged 22,...

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‘Halal Homes’ Discussion n the Netherlands

25 November 2012 Dutch newspaper Parool last week covered designs for Amsterdam apartments by the  Eigen Hard housing corporation which accommodate the needs of some Muslim families. The apartments...

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Netherlands Threat From Jihad Remains Limited

19 December 2012 The potential threatening impact of jihadist activity on the Netherlands remains “limited and indirect”, according to the National Terrorist Threat Assessment provided to the country’s...

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Hofstad Group Member Granted Prison Leave

16 January 2012   A member of the Hofstad group has been granted a supervised leave while serving his eight year jail sentence in the Netherlands. Jason Walters, a convert to Islam with an American...

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Doug Saunders, “The Myth of the Muslim Tide”

In his book “The Myth of the Muslim Tide”, Doug Saunders puts theories from critics of immigration under the microscope. He talked to Aygül Cizmecioglu about extremism, xenophobia and successful...

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Fewer Immigrants to the Netherlands

7 February 2013   The latest figures from the Netherlands Central Statistic Bureau reveal that the number of new immigrants arriving in the country in 2012 was 156,000, only 7,000 more than the number...

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Dutch Ministry Figures on Female Circumcision

6 February 2013   According to the Dutch Health Ministry, efforts in the Netherlands to eradicate female circumcision are proving effective. While exact figures are unavailable, Pharos research...

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Imam Training Program Closes in the Netherlands

8 February 2013   Inholland College has announced that it will close its program offering professional training to become an Imam. The college attributes the closure to budget cuts, stating that with...

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Al Qaeda Suspect to be Extradited to US from Netherlands

26 February 2013   Sabir Khan, a Dutch Pakistani al-Qaeda suspect, is to be extradited to the United States, where he is accused of planning acts of terror. The decision follows a decision by...

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Netherlands Raises Terror Threat Level From Limited to Substantial

March 13 2013   The Dutch National Counterterrorist and Safety Coordinator (NCTV) has raised the threat of a terror attack in the Netherlands from “limited” to “substantial”. The government’s...

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Dutch-Turkish MPs Call for Muslim Foster Parents to “Take Responsibility”

March 18 2013   Two Dutch MPs of Turkish origin have called on more Muslim families to volunteer as foster parents. The comments follow recent unease in Turkey about a lesbian couple fostering a boy...

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Migrants to the Netherlands Send 8 Billion Euros Home Annually

April 4 2013   New research from the Dutch National Bank indicates that migrants send at least 8 billion euros a year to their countries of origin, mostly Turkey, Morocco, the Antillean Islands,...

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New Islamic Broadcaster for the Netherlands

April 13 2013   A new Muslim broadcaster in the Netherlands has been granted the provision of radio and TV programmes. The Commissariat for the Media has granted broadcaster SZM a license valid through...

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“Dutch Integration Test is a Barrier to Integration”

April 16 2013   Research by Ricky van Oers of Radbound University suggests that the citizenship which immigrants have to take to live in the Netherlands or to acquire Dutch nationality has the opposite...

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Hundreds of fighters going to Syria ‘a threat to EU’

Speaking to the European Parliament’s home affairs committee, the EU’s anti-terror chief Gilles de Kerchove said the departure of hundreds of young Europeans to fight in Syria poses “a serious threat”...

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16 Year Old From Netherlands Apprehended Travelling to Syria

May 17 2013   A tip from Dutch security service AIVD led police to stop a 16-year-old girl from leaving the Netherlands to fight in Syria, according to NRC. A police spokesperson says the teenager was...

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Underage Girl Married in Islamic Ceremony in the Netherlands

May 14 2013   According to De Volkskrant, during a meeting on honor-related violence held by the social affairs ministry, police announced that they had supported an underage girl’s Islamic marriage....

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Netherlands Most Likely EU Country to Grant Asylum Seekers Residency

24 May 2013 The Netherlands is more likely to give asylum seekers residency papers than the rest of the European Union, according to the head of the Dutch immigration service. In 2012, 13,650 people...

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Newspaper Identifies “Sharia Triangle” in the Hague

20 May 2013 Claim by newspaper Trouw that part of The Hague’s Schilderswijk district is so dominated by orthodox Muslims that they are dictating what people should wear and how they should behave, have...

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Dutch Muslims Polled for Support of Youth Fighting in Syria

May 29 2013   Dutch television show Altijd Wat  has broadcast a poll stating that almost 75% of Dutch Muslims consider youth  travelling to Syria to fight against Assad’s regime to be heroes. The...

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