Muslims in the Netherlands

Based on your reading and watching of the following articles and videos, write a 2.5-3 page (double-spaced) paper in which you identify what you believe are the main causes of tension and conflict between the Dutch majority and Muslim minority in the Netherlands. Be clear and concise, and pay close attention to the organization of your paper. The focus of the paper should only be on trying to explain the conflict. Avoid lengthy recitations of background information

Source of material

http://www.cfr.org/publication/8252/europe.html Europe: Integrating Islam (Council on Foreign Relations, December 2009) Great overview of general issues surrounding relations between ethnic majorities and Muslims across Europe.

http://www.worlddialogue.org/content.php?id=413 “Too Much Islam? Challenges to the Dutch Model,” (Global Dialogue Summer/Autumn 2007)

http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2004/11/922941ab-4df5-47ef-87da-1d726d9f1db0.html ‘Netherlands: Dutch Immigration (Part 1) — The Death Of Multiculturalism’ (RFE/RL, Nov. 2004)

http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2004/11/e9f6a663-11f3-48de-b47d-c4756bd849e0.html ‘Netherlands: Dutch Immigration (Part 2) — Paying The Price Of Political Correctness’ (RFE/RL, Nov. 2004)

http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2004/11/85b8d3f6-c169-4d37-8d4e-28e69cbb5288.html ‘Netherlands: Dutch Immigration (Part 3) — The Voices of Hope And Fear’ (RFE/RL, Nov. 2004)

http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2004/11/1ff8bdc4-1a46-467a-ab2d-9dc97e53a8f8.html ‘Netherlands: Dutch Immigration (Part 4) — Was 2 November Holland’s ’9/11′?’ (RFE/RL, Nov. 2004)

http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2004/11/5a8bc5a3-5685-4ed0-b5bf-c24cb13b0c0c.html ‘Netherlands: Dutch Immigration (Part 5) — Holland’s New Fortuyn?’ (RFE/RL, Nov. 2004)

http://www.weeklystandard.com/print/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/005/059darxx.asp?pg=1 ‘Holland Daze: the Dutch Rethink Multiculturalism’ (The Weekly Standard, December 2004)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neQcqyUAhr8 Film Submission, 2004 (about 12 minutes) Decide for yourself whether this controversial film is a legitimate or illegitimate criticism of Islam’s treatment of women.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4170940&ps=rs ‘Europe: Islam’s New Front Line: The Netherlands,’ (National Public Radio audio report, approximately 7 minutes, November 2004)

http://www.islamonline.net/English/News/2004-08/31/article04.shtml

http://www.natashatynes.org/newswire/2004/11/dutch_muslims_d.html Dutch Muslims Dismayed by Anti-Islamic backlash (Reuters, November 2004)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6169398.stm Dutch Muslims Seek a Fresh Start (BBC News, November 2006)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/27/AR2008032703722.html ‘Online, A Violent View of Islam,’ (Washington Post, March 2008)

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=216_1207467783 Video: Fitna (approximately 17 minutes, 2008) The film by Geert Wilders. WARNING—this film contains some extremely violent images. As the Washington Post article above notes, “the 15-minute film splices verses from the Koran with videos of mutilated bombing victims, the World Trade Center attack, the beheading of a man by masked gunmen and an Afghan woman draped in a pleated blue burqa being shot in the head.” Do not watch if you think you will be overly disturbed or offended by such scenes. At a minimum be prepared to turn away from or skip certain scenes if you do choose to watch the film.

http://sites.rnw.nl/aboutfitna/ Video: About Fitna, the Netherlands and Wilder (Radio Netherlands Worldwide, approximately 9 minutes, 2008) A rebuttal to ‘Fitna’

http://www.city-journal.org/2009/eon0122bb.html ‘Submission in the Netherlands,’ (City Journal, January 2009)

http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2655656

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/14/world/europe/14dutch.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 “Amid Rise of Multiculturalism, Dutch Confront Their Questions of Identity“ (New York Times August 2011)

http://www.submission.eu.tt/

Optional:

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/religion/july-dec04/dutchmuslims_11-4.htm ‘Test of Tolerance’ (PBS NEWSHOUR—November 2004) Streaming video of short, revealing interviews with Dutch and Muslims.

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