'Dutch Muslim leaders could do a better job at renouncing the bloodshed'

The San Francisco Chronicle, not exactly a right wing bastion, lectures Dutch Muslim leaders on their civic responsibilities. Perhaps queen Beatrix should read it too.

22:02

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Danish imam explains why Van Gogh had it coming

Well, this clears things up. Danish imam Ahmed Abu Laban, Palestinian by birth, has today explained how Van Gogh infuriated Muslims: 'Theo van Gogh provoked all Muslims by showing a naked woman.'
This must be a culture gap - I personally kinda like naked women. Quite a few men seem to, considering the fact there's still quite a few babies being born every day.
The imam also really favors freedom of expression, as long as no one uses it to criticize Islam, or to show naked women.
Well, at least he sticks to his points.

Meanwhile, several politicians in Belgium need to be guarded because of Islamic death threats.

20:38

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Dutch Labour Party backtracks on religious insults law

Only a few days after the PvdA, the Dutch Labour Party, voiced support for a parliamentary motion to rid the law of articles prohibiting religious insults, its leader Wouter Bos now seems to backtrack on that decision. Bos has withdrawn initial support to this motion by the centrist D66 party. Since the motion won't be voted on until Tuesday, I guess there'll be a long weekend ahead full of bickering in the newspapers. Without PvdA support, the motion probably will not get a majority of the votes in the Second Chamber (the Dutch Lower House).

10:20

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