Mark
A new report submitted to the Dutch government has sparked controversy by arguing that Islam does not conflict with either human rights or Dutch values.
Islam has been a hot topic in the Netherlands since the killing of a controversial film-maker, Theo van Gogh, by a young Muslim in 2004.
In a country traditionally seen as one of the most liberal and tolerant in Europe, Islam and Muslims are now viewed with suspicion.
The report is the fruit of three years' work by the Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR), a think-tank in The Hague which advises the government.
It examines the evolution of thinking about democracy and human rights in a dozen Muslim countries, ranging from Egypt and Iran to Indonesia.
Jan Schoonenboom, a member of the council who supervised the research, says it highlights the variety and dynamism of Islamic activism.
While there are radical, jihadi trends, there are also more mainstream Islamic movements which are moving, albeit slowly, towards democratisation. Read it all: Dutch reconsider Islamic values
Friday, April 21, 2006
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forrestshalom, Your comment is bonechilling, but unfortunately has the ring of truth. I can't conceive what is "scientific" about any of this. These must be the first "scientific" dhimmis on the face of the planet!
Mark,
You picked the perfect title!
O, thank God. I had to go to the article just to make double sure that Ayan Hirsi Ali was not in support of this atrocious Dutch report. She fiercely criticizes it, which is totally compatible with everything I have come to know and love about her. What a magnificent woman. If the Netherlands emerges from this Islamic plague, it will be due to the tireless, philosophical, and political efforts of a few Flying Dutchmen (and women).
George Mason (PBUH):
Ayaan Hirsi Ali will not let us down. Have no fear of that!
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