Geert Wilders

A Dutch Parliamentarian's 'Jihad' Against Islam: Marked for Death.

Imam Abdullah Antepli | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: European Islamophobia, Islamophobia in America, Islam, Marked for Death, Geert Wilders Islam, Geert Wilders, Religion News

In addition to conflicting with authoritative data, the Wilders' rhetoric also poses a real danger of galvanising violent extremism -- not countering it.

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Geert Wilders, Marked For Death: A Muslim's Response

Qasim Rashid | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Islam, Geert Wilders Islam, Religious Liberty, Terrorism, Geert Wilders, Prophet Muhammad, Quran, Marked for Death, Religious Pluralism, Religion News

Wilders promises many things in his book, above all that, "we must speak the truth." Wilders does not fulfill his promises, however, and his disregard for truth is the most astounding.

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Dutch Burqa Ban May Be Headed For The Trash Can

AP | Posted 05.02.2012

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AMSTERDAM -- Dutch government plans to ban the wearing of burqas and forbid citizens of the Netherlands from holding dual nationality are unlikely to ...

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Dutch 'Burqa Ban' May Be Off The Table After Government Collapse

Reuters | Gilbert Kreijger | Posted 04.26.2012

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By Gilbert Kreijger AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - With the collapse of the Dutch centre-right government, the Netherlands may now drop some of ...

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Dutch Government Expected To Resign

Reuters | Posted 04.23.2012

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By Gilbert Kreijger and Thomas Escritt THE HAGUE, April 23 (Reuters) - The Dutch government will resign on Monday in a...

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Dutch Move Closer To Banning Burqa

AP | By MIKE CORDER | Posted 03.28.2012

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THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- The Dutch Cabinet moved a step closer Friday to banning the burqa, making good on an election promise that is largely symbol...

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Dual Fears

Eelco Keij | Posted 03.18.2012

Read More: Dutch Immigration Policy, Geert Wilders, Dutch Dual Citizenship, Dutch Immigration, Dutch Citizenship, Dutch Immigration Geert Wilders, The Netherlands Citizenship, The Netherlands Immigratino, World News

Over the past 10 years a chill wind has been blowing through the Netherlands. An increasingly sharp stance -- fueled by fear -- against new immigrants, especially from Muslim countries, has been capturing newspapers' headlines on a daily basis.

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Astonished by German Astonishment Over Nazi Attacks

Lia Petridis Maiello | Posted 01.22.2012

Read More: Anders Behring Breivik Norway Bombing, Geert Wilders Anti-Islamic Film, Germany, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Alessandra Mussolini, Xenophobia, Geert Wilders, Neo Nazis, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Thilo Sarrazin, World News

I am not for the first time writing on behalf of the immigrant community to Germany, as the daughter of a Greek immigrant in Germany. On October 21st ...

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A Shock of Peroxide-Blonde Hair

Shahid Mahmood | Posted 08.30.2011

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Geert Wilders judges others based on ethnicity. He is well known for his anti-immigration politics and routinely refers to himself as a "Dutch freedom...

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'Anti-Islamic' Dutch Politican Acquitted Of Hate Speech

Posted 08.23.2011

Read More: Islam, Amsterdam, Video, Human Rights, Geert Wilders Anti-Islamic Comments, Geert Wilders, Anti-Islamic Comments, Netherlands, Muslims, Hate Speech, Geert Wilders Hate Speech Trial, World News

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch populist politician Geert Wilders was acquitted of inciting hatred of Muslims in a court ruling on Thursday that may...

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Muslims Gain Freedom In Middle East, Lose It In Europe

Fahad Faruqui | Posted 07.07.2011

Read More: France, Islamophobia, Islam, Women's Issues, Terrorism, Niqab, Islamic Veil, French Veil Ban, Freeedom of Religion, Geert Wilders, French Burqa Ban, Niqabitches, Religion News

French President Nicholas Sarkozy has approved a law that "benefits" more or less 2,000 burqa-clad women, who were subjected to patriarchal oppression. Much to my surprise, the law is being rigidly enforced.

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Dutch Politician's 'Hate' Trial Moves Forward

Posted 05.30.2011

Read More: Anti-Muslim Politican, Islamophobia, Islam, Amsterdam, Geert Wilders, Netherlands, Muslims, Hate Speech, Adolf Hitler, World News

Despite repeated requests to dismiss the case, the trial of Dutch politician Geert Wilders, who is charged with inciting hatred and discrimination aga...

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Anti-Islamic Dutch MP Can Seek Trial Dismissal, Says Judge

AP | TOBY STERLING | Posted 05.25.2011

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AMSTERDAM — An Amsterdam court will reconsider dismissing the hate speech trial of one of the Netherland's most popular leaders, an anti-immigra...

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Islamophobia Peaks in Europe

Claire Gordon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Burqa, Germany, Islamophobia, Dutch Party for Freedom, Angela Merkel, Muslim Immigrants, Burqa Ban, Geert Wilders, Thilo Sarrazin, Leitkultur, Politics News

Right-wing populist parties have emerged in every Western European country, united in their fight against the "Islamicization of Europe."

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Anti-Islam Dutch Party Calls for Ban on Immigrants in the Hague Soccer Clubs

Anita Schillhorn van Veen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Islamophobia, Islam, Soccer, Geert Wilders, The Netherlands, The Netherlands Football, Immigration, Pvv, World News

The conflation of soccer violence with Islamicization and the influence of immigrants along with the proposed ban constitute an absurd attempt to polarize opinion on a topic as localized and unpolitical as amateur sports leagues.

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The Idiocy of the Anti-Sharia Crowd

Sabria Jawhar | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Islamophobia, Quran, Islam, Pamela Geller, Shariah, Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, Muslims, Geert Wilders, Saudi Arabia, Robert Spencer, Center for Security Policy, Newt Gringrich, Osama Bin Laden, Sharia, World News

For those following the idiotic allegations that Sharia is creeping into American society and wonder who speaks for Islam, I think the answer is obvious. Western extremists are now the new hijackers of Islam.

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Geert Wilders, Anti-Islamic Dutch Politician, Requests Hate Speech Acquittal

AP | TOBY STERLING | Posted 05.25.2011

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AMSTERDAM — Lawyers for a Dutch politician who has harshly criticized Islam argued at his trial Tuesday that he has the right to issue warnings ...

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A Muslim's Defense of Geert Wilders

Melody Moezzi | Posted 05.25.2011

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I'm disgusted by the bigoted ideology of Islamophobes like Dutch parliamentarian Geert Wilders. But to try someone in a court of law, just for running his mouth, is inherently abhorrent to me.

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Geert Wilders, Anti-Islam Dutch Politician, On Trial For Hate Speech Charges

AP | TOBY STERLING | Posted 05.25.2011

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AMSTERDAM — Dutch anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders appealed for freedom of expression Monday as he went on trial for alleged hate speech at a...

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Muslim Cleric Loses His Head

Sumbul Ali-Karamali | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Islam, Geert Wilders, Cleric Geert Wilders, Feiz Muhammad, Muslim Cleric Geert Wilders, Feiz Muhammad Geert Wilders, Geert Wilders Beheading, Religion News

How possibly can a call for a beheading of someone without a criminal trial ever be legitimate? It cannot. When Muslim clerics who make the press urge death and destruction, I sit around with my Muslim friends and grieve.

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My Husband Didn't Stand for Hate

Raina Wallens | Posted 05.25.2011

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Is an extremist "human rights" organization planning a rally on the anniversary of 9/11 really concerned with honoring the memory of my late husband, Blake, and thousands of others?

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Muslim Cleric Calls For Beheading Of Dutch Politician

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011

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A well-known Australian Muslim cleric has called for the beheading of Dutch anti-Islamic politician Geert Wilders, a newspaper said on Friday...

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In Dutch Election Economy Could Trump Muslim, Immigration Fears

Denis Campbell | Posted 05.25.2011

The Dutch election has been the most difficult in years to handicap as daily headlines about the global economy now seemingly trump fears of Islamic encroachment.

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Anti-Islam Parties Expect To Gain In Dutch Election

AP | ARTHUR MAX | Posted 05.25.2011

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AMSTERDAM — Dutch voters seeking fiscal discipline and tighter immigration laws appear ready to back a new right-wing government in a national e...

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Dutch Anti-Islamists Make Key Gains In Local Elections

BBC News | Posted 05.25.2011

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Preliminary results in Dutch local polls suggest an anti-Islam party has made major gains and may pose a serious challenge in June parliamentary polls...

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